According to several reports, only three individuals have been shortlisted by the Los Angeles Lakers.

ESPN reports that former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham have progressed to the final round of interviews.

According to The Athletic, Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson is also a contender. Of the three finalists, The Athletic claims that Ham has made an especially significant impact on them.

One of Kenny Atkinson, Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts to get Lakers job

There is a chance that Ham might earn the job, which would be his first head coaching position in the NBA. He joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018, after the departure of head coach Mike Budenholzer from the Atlanta Hawks