Does this must mean that Shaw will in turn be named Lakers head coach if Jackson does not come back next season?
good move on the cavs part. lebron wouldn't want to resign there just to play for a rookie coach in shaw. scott should be more appealing to him. but IMO still not enough to keep him there instead of chicago.
I do not he will make his way to Cavaliers. Just look at this news:"Nothing about this off-season has been ordinary for the Cavaliers. So why should their coaching search go smoothly? Tuesday, the team wrapped up a two-day interview with Lakers assistant Brian Shaw. By all accounts it was a positive series of meetings. There were even signs that Shaw was in line to be the team's choice, especially with an unofficial deadline of Thursday to have a coach in place for the start of free agency. But by the afternoon, Shaw was headed out of town and team sources said that he had not been offered the job and were firm that no contract talks had taken place. That isn't unusual in the NBA, offers don't always directly follow an interview -- especially for a ..."
Having a coaching gig with the Cavs even without LeBron is a better gig than essentially doing nothing at all.