MADRID, 11 Apr. (SportsFinding) –
The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed this Monday the dismissal as coach of Frank Vogel, the first decision after the discreet 2021-2022 campaign, in which the Los Angeles franchise finished in eleventh position in the Western Conference and without the possibility of playing the ‘playoffs’.
Vogel landed in Los Angeles to lead the team in the 2019-2020 season, marked by the pandemic and which ended up crowning the purple and gold with their seventeenth championship ring in the ‘bubble’ that established the league at Disney.
However, his next two seasons at the helm of the Lakers have not been so positive despite the fact that for 2020-2021 they took over Anthony Davis and in 2021-2022 with Russell Westbrook in order to form a powerful combination with the star LeBron James.
But in the first they were eliminated in the first round of the ‘playoffs’ by the Phoenix Suns and in this second they could not even opt for the ‘play-in’ when they finished with a discreet balance of 33-49, which has ended up being finished Vogel’s stay.
“I have enormous respect for Frank, both on and off the court. He is a great coach and a good man, and we will always be grateful to him for his work in guiding us to the ring in the 2019-20 season. This is an incredibly difficult decision. to take, but we believe it is necessary at this time. All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future,” said Rob Pelinka, Lakers Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.