Michigan Basketball: 3 reasons Juwan Howard won’t leave for the NBA
Michigan basketball head coach Juwan Howard is once again the subject of NBA rumors. But here are three reasons why you don’t need to worry.
Being a fan of Michigan athletics definitely has its perks, with the school being very competitive in a lot of different sports and the spotlight being on its teams quite often, but sometimes, the spotlight has its drawbacks, especially when the head coach of some of these teams is easily recognizable and one of the biggest faces of Michigan athletics.
Such is the case with Juwan Howard, the Michigan basketball coach, who, behind Jim Harbaugh, is easily the most recognizable coach at Michigan (he might actually be the most recognizable now because of the slap heard ’round the world’ against Wisconsin).
When you are a guy that has as much experience as Juwan, both as a player (having played 19 seasons in the NBA), and as a coach (he is the coach of Michigan, but he was also an assistant coach with the Miami Heat before this job), chances are, teams are going to want you.
This brings us to the latest annual rumor of Juwan Howard possibly making the jump to the NBA (sigh) this time rumored to a certain Western Conference team with a certain superstar player on it that just missed the playoffs in a massive letdown season off epic proportions.
Frank Vogel has coached his final game for the Lakers, a decision that’s expected to be shared with him as soon as Monday, sources tell ESPN. Lakers’ search expected to be lengthy and expansive with no clear initial frontrunner.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 11, 2022
Juwan Howard's name has been floated as a candidate for the Lakers' coaching job when, as is expected, Frank Vogel is let go. But an L.A. source tells https://t.co/CA94GXeXiS that Rajon Rondo could be coming in as an assistant coach should Howard somehow get pried from Michigan.
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) April 10, 2022
Just like Jim Harbaugh has been rumored to the pros, so has Juwan Howard. Jim Harbaugh actually gave us a scare this time, by nearly accepting the Minnesota Vikings job. There are some key differences between Harbaugh and Howard’s situation, and here are three reasons why I don’t think Juwan Howard will leave Michigan (as if I should even need to write this in the first place).