The Lakers have received permission to interview Celtics assistant Sam Cassell for their vacant head coach position, according to ESPN.
Cassell, who joined the Celtics staff last June, is one of several assistant coaches the Lakers have asked to interview. The other candidates include Nuggets assistant David Adelman, Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, and Pelicans assistant James Borrego.
Cassell played 15 seasons in the NBA and won a title with the Celtics as a player in 2008. He spent five seasons with the Wizards as an assistant before working on Doc Rivers’s staff with the 76ers and Clippers.