Lakers Coach Is Among Favorites to Land Job with Rival Team: Report

The Los Angeles Lakers could be losing a key assistant as Jason Kidd is a front-runner to be the next Boston Celtics head coach, per Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes. The news comes after the Celtics shocked the basketball world by announcing Danny Ainge is stepping down from the front office with Brad Stevens taking over as the team's new head of basketball operations. All this creates a head coaching vacancy for one of the most desirable jobs in basketball.