The Lakers are going to take their time before finding a replacement for Mike D’Antoni. There are many candidates for the high-profile gig, and according to the LA Times, University of North Carolina head coach Roy Williams is a person of interest:
Another name to add to the Lakers’ list of coaching candidates: North Carolina’s Roy Williams. They plan on talking to him…eventually.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) May 5, 2014
Roy Williams declined to discuss the Lakers’ job in 2004, one year after he left Kansas for UNC. Still a slow timetable for Lakers’ search.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) May 5, 2014