Report: Lakers add Roy Williams to coaching candidate list

Roy Williams has been named the AP Coach of the Year twice - in 1992 and 2006. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times' Mike Bresnahan, North Carolina coach Roy Williams has been added to the short list of candidates who may be interviewed for the Lakers coaching position.

Williams was also approached by the Lakers in 2004 but turned down the position to stay with the Tar Heels.

Mike D'Antoni resigned last week after another disappointing season at the helm for the Lakers. In less than two seasons, D'Antoni was 67-87. This season, the injury-plagued Lakers went 27-55, their worst campaign in more than 50 years and the second-worst winning percentage in franchise history.

Another name to add to the Lakers' list of coaching candidates: North Carolina's Roy Williams. They plan on talking to him...eventually.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) May 5, 2014

Roy Williams declined to discuss the Lakers' job in 2004, one year after he left Kansas for UNC. Still a slow timetable for Lakers' search.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) May 5, 2014

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