Westhead found success after leaving the Lakers.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty chronicles the rise and fall of Paul Westhead as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. After guiding the Lakers to an unexpected NBA Title in 1980, Westhead was ultimately let go from the team at the beginning of the 1981-82 season after starting the season at a lukewarm 7-4.
Winning Time season 2, episode 5 paints the full portrait of how Westhead's apparent unwillingness to accept feedback from his players or coaching staff led to his demise as Lakers head coach. The real-life Westhead was actually fired after a 5-game win streak and Magic's public criticisms of him which resulted in his asking for a trade.
Westhead reportedly has similar issues with the Bulls' playing style as he had in Los Angeles, which is why he was let go in 1983, just one season shy of the NBA debut of Michael Jordan. Westhead was still compensated for the 1983-84 season by the Bulls despite him being replaced by Kevin Loughrey, the former head coach of the Atlanta Hawks who had led Dominique Wilkins and his team to the playoffs for two straight seasons.
Paul Westhead Continued Coaching NBA & College Teams Until 2014 After his brief stint with the Bulls, Westhead fell back to coaching at the college level at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He was the head coach there from 1985 to 1990 and actually helped legitimize the small college as a contending team in the NCAA National Tournament during that time. Westhead's LMU team averaged a staggering 122.
After Westhead's collegiate achievements, he went on to the Denver Nuggets, where he coached from 1989-91. Westhead would then coach a number of collegiate, NBA, and ABA teams including the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Oklahoma City Thunder until he retired in 2014 after coaching the Oregon University women's team for five years.
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