The Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks pipeline may very well be getting even stronger.
Former Lakers assistant coach Phil Useful has emerged as a candidate to affix the Mavericks teaching employees, veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported on Wednesday. Moreover, Stein notes that one other ex-Lakers assistant, Mike Penberthy, might doubtlessly be part of Dallas as nicely.
The information comes amid studies that longtime Mavericks assistant coach God Shammgod is leaving the group. Shammgod has reportedly agreed to affix the Orlando Magic in a bigger position as an assistant coach.
Useful, 53, coached for the Lakers from 2011-13 and once more from 2019-24. With a background in participant growth, he was a well-liked determine among the many Lakers gamers however was fired in 2024 after the Lakers cleaned home of their complete teaching employees together with Darvin Ham. Useful then proceeded to take a parting shot at Lakers GM Rob Pelinka after getting fired.
As for Penberthy, 50, he was an assistant coach for the Lakers from 2019-22. He was additionally an NBA champion as a participant for the Lakers, profitable the 2001 title as a member of their roster.
Getting Useful and Penberthy to affix in on the enjoyable in Dallas will surely be becoming. Earlier within the day, information broke that former Lakers head coach Frank Vogel had landed a job in Dallas as well. He will probably be serving on the employees of head coach Jason Kidd. Useful, Penberthy, and Kidd have been all assistants on Vogel’s personal employees when the Lakers gained the 2020 NBA championship within the Orlando bubble.
Stein notes that Penberthy particularly has an in depth relationship with Dallas large man Anthony Davis, a former Laker. Each Max Christie and the Mavs’ newest free-agent signing are ex-Lakers as nicely, so it might simply be one large occasion of former Lakers figures out in Dallas subsequent season.
