Woj: Lakers Granted Permission to Interview Warriors' Kenny Atkinson for HC Job

The Golden State Warriors assistant coach is trying to lead the team to a championship this season, but he may not be on the sideline for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23.

The Purple and Gold were given permission to interview Atkinson for the head coaching job after firing Frank Vogel at the end of the season.

The Lakers job has a lot of intrigue.

On the other hand, Los Angeles is one of the league's storied franchises and will have the legendary LeBron James leading the way on the court. There may not be a lot of job security since the team won a title in 2020 and then lost in the next season.

The team needs a lot of changes, including possibly moving on from Russell Westbrook after his first season with the organization did not go according to plan.

The Charlotte Hornets job could be in high demand, as reported by Wojnarowski.

He was the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets for three years and had a 118-190 record and one playoff appearance. He and the Nets decided to part ways before the end of the season.

He was working under difficult circumstances, with D&Angelo Russell traded to the Golden State Warriors and then stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were injured in the last portion of his tenure.

The Nets relied on role players for stretches.

The New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Los Angeles Clippers all have an assistant coach like Atkinson. Golden State went 53-29 this season, which was his first on the staff, and leads the Memphis Grizzlies 3-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals.