who is the coach of the la lakers?
Mike D'Antoni
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 Off the court , Paul has served as the National Basketball Players Association president since August 2013 . One of the highest @-@ paid athletes in the world , he holds endorsement deals with companies such as Nike and State Farm . 

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 After much speculation , head coach Phil Jackson returned for the 2010 – 11 season . In the playoffs , the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round . But their opportunity for a three @-@ peat was denied by the Dallas Mavericks in a four @-@ game sweep of the second round . After the season , it was announced that Jackson will not be returning to coach the Lakers . 

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 The coach for the Western Conference team was Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson . This was the fourth time Jackson was selected to be an All @-@ Star coach , after previously selected in 1992 , 1996 and 2000 . The Lakers entered the All @-@ Star break with 42 – 10 record , the best winning percentage in the Western Conference and in the league . 

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 On July 4 , 2012 , Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns agreed to a sign @-@ and @-@ trade deal that would send him to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers ' 2013 and 2015 first round draft picks , 2013 and 2014 second round draft picks , and $ 3 million . The trade was made official on July 11 , 2012 , the first day the trade moratorium was lifted . On August 10 , 2012 , in a four @-@ team trade the Lakers traded Andrew Bynum and acquired Dwight Howard . On November 9 , 2012 , Mike Brown was relieved of coaching duties after a 1 – 4 start to the 2012 – 13 season . Assistant Coach Bernie Bickerstaff took over as interim head coach , leading the Lakers to a 5 – 5 record . On November 12 , 2012 , the Lakers hired Mike D 'Antoni as head coach . On February 18 , 2013 , Lakers owner Jerry Buss died from cancer at age 80 . On the court , D 'Antoni coached the Lakers to a 40 – 32 record the rest of the way to finish 45 – 37 , their worst record since 2007 . The Lakers clinched a playoff berth on the final game of the season and finished seventh in the Western Conference after beating the Houston Rockets on April 16 , 2013 . The Lakers battled injuries all season , the most prominent of which is the Achilles tendon rupture to Kobe Bryant that ended his season after 78 games . The absence of Bryant was sorely felt as the Lakers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs . Nevertheless , Bryant passed Lakers legend Wilt Chamberlain to become the fourth all @-@ time leading scorer in NBA history on March 30 , 2013 against the Sacramento Kings . 

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 Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke was known for having a keen eye identifying leadership and teaching qualities ( he also gave Hall of Famers Sparky Anderson and Joe Gibbs their first managerial / head coaching positions ) , and asked West to coach and participate in player personnel decisions . In the 1976 – 77 season , West became coach of the Los Angeles Lakers . In three years , he led the Lakers and star center Kareem Abdul @-@ Jabbar to a 145 – 101 record , making the playoffs in all 3 seasons and reaching the Western Conference Finals once in 1977 . After his coaching stint , he worked as a scout for three years before becoming general manager of the Lakers prior to the 1982 – 83 season . NBA.com credits West in creating the great 1980s Lakers dynasty , which brought five championship rings ( 1980 , 1982 , 1985 , 1987 and 1988 ) to Los Angeles . After a slump in the early 1990s , West rebuilt the team of coach Del Harris around center Vlade Divac , forward Cedric Ceballos , and guard Nick Van Exel , which won 48 games , and went to the Western Conference Semifinals ; for turning the team around , West received his first Executive of the Year Award . By trading Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant , signing free agent center Shaquille O 'Neal , and signing six @-@ time NBA champion Phil Jackson as a coach , West laid down the fundaments of the Lakers three @-@ peat which saw L.A. win three NBA titles from 2000 to 2002 . 
