Harding is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Earlier this fall, I wrote about potential Washington Mystics General Manager candidates. I didn’t focus on head coaches because I felt the GM would have more say or responsibility over that decision.
But with Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger looking to have both positions report to him directly, I was wondering whom he may want to be next Mystics head coach. According to Mitchell Northam of The Women’s Basketball Podcast, Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Lindsey Harding is on of the top candidates for the head coach position.
According to multiple industry sources, Lindsey Harding is among the top candidates for the Washington Mystics head coach opening. The former Duke All-American played for the Mystics in 2009-10. She is currently an assistant coach for the Lakers. #WNBA
— Mitchell Northam (@primetimeMitch) December 7, 2024
On an unrelated side note, Mitch has contributed for Bullets Forever and other SB Nation sites in the past. So a big hat tip to you Mitch!
Currently, Harding is on J.J. Redick’s staff, where they both attended Duke University at the same time on basketball scholarships, though Harding ultimately spent five years and was on the 2005-06 team that was the national runner up to Maryland. Harding spent nine years in the WNBA as a player including with the Mystics from 2009-10.
After retiring as a player, Harding joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018 as a player development coach. She moved onto the Sacramento Kings organization in 2019 in a similar role, elevating to a full-time bench assistant in 2022, and becoming the Stockton Kings head coach, winning the G League Head Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 season.
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