The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal that will bring former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown as their new head coach.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin is reporting that Mike Brown will be the 22nd coach in franchise history. He replaces Phil Jackson as the new head coach in Los Angeles.
The deal, according to CSNBayArea.com, would be for four years and $18 million. The Los Angeles Times reported the deal would have a fourth-year team option and pay between $4 million and $4.5 million annually.
Brown was fired after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the 2nd round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs to the Boston Celtics.
A disciple of Greg Popovich in San Antonio, Brown went 272-138 in five seasons as a head coach in Cleveland. He coached the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals and to the Eastern Conference Finals twice. He was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 2009.
Brown was working as a basketball analyst for ESPN.
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