The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to start contacting coaching candidates with initial focus on less familiar options like sitting assistants and ex-head coaches, including ESPN analyst JJ Redick.
Lakers VP Rob Pelinka emphasizes the importance of a 'grinder' characteristic for the team's new coach, gathered from discussions with league officials.
Initial interview list includes assistants like Chris Quinn and James Borrego, signaling a strategy of exploring new faces before considering those with prior connections to the Lakers.
The coaching search will progress in stages, starting with lesser-known candidates, moving to more familiar ones, and ultimately finalizing a shortlist for the Lakers' new head coach.
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