Since their 2020 title run in the Orlando bubble, the haven’t yet been able to return to contention. Whether it because of the health of and or the fault of the pieces around their star duo, each of their Additionally, Los Angeles has gone through two coaches since. After Frank Vogel’s tenure with the franchise ended in 2022, they brought in Darvin Ham who helped the Lakers back to a winning record, but ultimately not back into the title picture.
Their Western Conference Finals appearance was notable, but they ended up getting swept at the hands of the eventual champion . Lakers Season-by-Season Results 2023-24 Darvin Ham 47-35 First Round Exit 2022-23 Darvin Ham 43-39 Conference Finals Exit 2021-22 Frank Vogel 33-49 Missed Postseason 2020-21 Frank Vogel 42-30 First Round Exit 2019-20 Frank Vogel 52-19 Won Championship Now, entering the seventh season of the James era, the Lakers are in search of their fourth coach during this stretch. One has been UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley.
Coming off back-to-back National Championships at the collegiate level, Hurley is highly regarded as one of the very best coaches in the sport. James via text to voice his support for Hurley regarding the Lakers’ head coaching vacancy. "[He] let me know that if he was there in LA, that I’d have his support.
" -Dan Hurley However, , so he is not in the mix for the Lakers coaching job. The Lakers’ Clock is Ticking Entering year 22 in the NBA, James will turn 40 years old in December.
