Lakers interviewed Terry Stotts for HC position

Terry Stotts was Portland's head coach for nine seasons. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Lakers interviewed former Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for HC position

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated May 6, 2022 9:47 PM ET

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Lakers interviewed former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for their open head-coaching position.

The Lakers interviewed former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for the franchise’s coaching job this week, sources tell ESPN. Stotts made the playoffs in eight straight seasons with Blazers, including two trips to conference semifinals and a berth in conference finals.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 7, 2022

Hired by the Trail Blazers as head coach in 2012, the 64-year-old Stotts was fired last offseason after nine seasons in Portland. In eight of his nine seasons at the helm, Stotts helped lead the Blazers to the postseason. He compiled a regular-season mark of 402-318 and 22-40 in the playoffs.

Stotts has coached in the NBA since 1994.

Before landing the head-coaching gig in Portland, Stotts had stints as head coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks. With the Hawks, Stotts had a record 52-85 in two seasons from 2002 to 2004. From 2005 to 2007 with the Bucks, Stotts had a regular-season record of 63-83 with a 1-4 record in the postseason.

He's spent time as an assistant with the Seattle Supersonics (1994-1998), Milwaukee Bucks (1998-2002), Atlanta Hawks (2002-2003), Golden State Warriors (2004-2005), and Dallas Mavericks (2008-2012).

Stotts joins Toronto Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin as candidates interviewed by the Lakers for their vacant head-coaching position.

Mike Santa Barbara

Mike Santa Barbara is a Wilmington, Delaware native (Yes, it's a real place) with over a decade of sports writing experience. A diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he has two dogs named after Flyers and cried real tears when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. You can follow him on Twitter at @mike__sb

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