The Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks pipeline might be getting even stronger.
Former Lakers assistant coach Phil Helpful has emerged as a candidate to affix the Mavericks teaching workers, veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported on Wednesday. Moreover, Stein notes that one other ex-Lakers assistant, Mike Penberthy, may doubtlessly be part of Dallas as effectively.
The information comes amid stories that longtime Mavericks assistant coach God Shammgod is leaving the crew. Shammgod has reportedly agreed to affix the Orlando Magic in a bigger function as an assistant coach.
Helpful, 53, coached for the Lakers from 2011-13 and once more from 2019-24. With a background in participant growth, he was a preferred determine among the many Lakers gamers however was fired in 2024 after the Lakers cleaned home of their whole teaching workers together with Darvin Ham. Helpful 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, successful the 2001 title as a member of their roster.
Getting Helpful and Penberthy to affix in on the enjoyable in Dallas would definitely 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 workers of head coach Jason Kidd. Helpful, Penberthy, and Kidd have been all assistants on Vogel’s personal workers when the Lakers gained the 2020 NBA championship within the Orlando bubble.
Stein notes that Penberthy particularly has an in depth relationship with Dallas huge man Anthony Davis, a former Laker. Each Max Christie and the Mavs’ newest free-agent signing are ex-Lakers as effectively, so it may simply be one huge occasion of former Lakers figures out in Dallas subsequent season.
