Frank Vogel

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel, the coach who led them to the NBA title in 2020.

“At the end of the day I don’t know what’s going to happen with Frank and him being here, but I have nothing but respect for him.” All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future.” “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement.

Vogel coached the Lakers to the 2020 championship, but L.A. was the NBA's biggest disappointment this season.

Now, they've moved on from the only coach aside from Jackson to lead them to a championship in the past three decades. The Lakers won the 2020 championship based on their defense, and last season, they ranked No. 1 in the league despite injuries to both LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Not even Vogel could save this season's Lakers roster, though, as they fell to No. 21 in defense. In truth, the Lakers were hardly committed to Vogel even when they hired him. He was a great coach here, and he's going to go on to be a great coach somewhere else. It starts in the front office led by me, and our ability to construct the right roster. Frank Vogel has coached his final game for the Los Angeles Lakers. Vogel was fired by the Lakers on Monday, the team announced.

The Lakers have moved on from coach Frank Vogel, who guided the team to an NBA title in 2020.

Vogel was hired in May 2019 to assemble a cohesive team around James and Davis, who was officially acquired from New Orleans two months later. He took control of the Lakers’ basketball decisions after Magic Johnson’s abrupt departure in 2019. Davis managed to play in only 40 of their 82 games, while Westbrook struggled mightily to fit into the Lakers’ team concept during one of the worst seasons of his professional career. James also struggled with injuries during the last two years, appearing in only 101 games. “We will forever be grateful to him for his work in guiding us to the 2019-20 NBA championship. Almost nothing has gone right in the ensuing two seasons for the rosters assembled by general manager Rob Pelinka and coached by Vogel, who went 127-98 in his three seasons running the club.

April 11 - The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday after three seasons. The move was expected since the Lakers' bid to reach the ...

He's a man who gives everything to the game," Lakers star LeBron James said earlier Monday. "At the end of the day I don't know what's going to happen with Frank and him being here, but I have nothing but respect for him." All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Former All-Star guard Russell Westbrook said Monday during exit interviews that he and the Lakers did not have a successful season "by any means."

“It obviously wasn’t a successful season by any means,” Westbrook said. Westbrook played in 78 of the Lakers’ 82 games and was at his best toward the end of the season, which ended Sunday with an overtime victory in Denver. Coach Frank Vogel was fired earlier in the day. Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: ‘Not sure what his issue was with me’

Vogel guided the team to the 2020 NBA championship in his first season with Los Angeles.

All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future.” The Lakers lost to the Suns in the first round of last year’s playoffs and failed to qualify at all for the postseason in ’22. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement.

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday after his team finished 33-49, the team announced.

Despite entering the season with high expectations, the Lakers were only able to have James, Davis and Russell Westbrook on the floor together for 21 games. Vogel was hired in May 2019 to assemble a cohesive team around James and Davis, who was officially acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans two months later. It starts in the front office led by me, and our ability to construct the right roster. He was a great coach here, and he's going to go on to be a great coach somewhere else.'' Los Angeles was the only team to not have a single five-man lineup play 100 minutes together, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Pelinka doesn't plan to replace Vogel immediately, and he said he hasn't even assembled a list of potential candidates.

However, if he were interested, Los Angeles would have to engage in trade talks with Toronto. Nurse, 54, coached the Raptors to an NBA title in 2019 and was ...

Significant changes will be coming to Los Angeles this summer. He was also teammates with LeBron James while the two played for the Heat. It’s worth noting Vogel has yet to be fired and James told reporters he has not been told that he was being fired as of Monday. The Lakers finished the disappointing season 33–49 after talks of being championship contenders this past offseason.

Ex-Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel has recently been axed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Should they pursue a reunion with him?

Getting Frank Vogel back would be objectively unlikely, but the Indiana Pacers have a lot of reasons to want him back. After a tumultuous reign in LA, Vogel should easily be able to land another job if he so desires. Despite some cloud casted on him this season, Frank Vogel remains an esteemed coach in the NBA, widely known for his smothering defensive systems.

Frank Vogel's tenure as Lakers head coach had not officially ended by the time LeBron James spoke to the media on Monday morning, but all reports indicate ...

Within minutes of Los Angeles finishing its final game of the season Sunday night, a largely meaningless win over the Nuggets, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that would be the final game Frank Vogel coached for the franchise. “I respect Frank as a coach, as a man,” James said. Frank Vogel’s tenure as Lakers head coach had not officially ended by the time LeBron James spoke to the media on Monday morning, but all reports indicate that that conclusion is imminent.

Beset by injuries, lineup fit questions and unfulfilled aspirations of being a title contender, the Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Frank Vogel Monday, ...

There has to be a strong alignment between coach and GM on roster decisions [this summer]. … There will be a strong sense of collaboration on roster decisions, as there was with Frank.” Pelinka said he believes James still views Los Angeles “as a long-term home.” Vogel deployed small-ball lineups with James at center in an attempt to create space for Westbrook and overcome his lack of credible interior options, but the strategy didn’t prove to be a workable solution. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” Pelinka said in a statement. In the face of disappointment, our fans expect more.” “Frank is a great coach and a good man. Despite plenty of early-season warning signs, the Lakers stood pat at the trade deadline and then fell apart down the stretch, going 6-18 after the all-star break. “I respect Frank as a coach and a man. A summer overhaul included the departures of Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Alex Caruso, robbing the Lakers of key members of James’s supporting cast during the 2020 title run in the Disney World bubble. That proved problematic: The Lakers’ stilted offense ranked 22nd despite James averaging 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists, and its unorganized defense slipped from No. 1 in efficiency last year to No. 21. Vogel denied knowledge of the move during his postgame news conference. “I’m going to enjoy tonight’s game.

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday after his team finished 33-49, the team announced.

Despite entering the season with high expectations, the Lakers were only able to have James, Davis and Russell Westbrook on the floor together for 21 games. Vogel was hired in May 2019 to assemble a cohesive team around James and Davis, who was officially acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans two months later. It starts in the front office led by me, and our ability to construct the right roster. He was a great coach here, and he's going to go on to be a great coach somewhere else.'' Los Angeles was the only team to not have a single five-man lineup play 100 minutes together, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Pelinka doesn't plan to replace Vogel immediately, and he said he hasn't even assembled a list of potential candidates.

Vogel was the 27th head coach in franchise history. During his tenure, Vogel compiled a 127-98 (.564) record and led the Lakers to their 17th NBA championship ...

All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future.” “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” said Rob Pelinka, the Lakers Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager. “Frank is a great coach and a good man. Vogel was the 27th head coach in franchise history.

Even during his last media availability of the season Monday morning, LeBron James said he has not been told that Vogel was fired. Just an hour later, Los ...

All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future.” “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court,” Lakers general manager said in a release. This was a strange sequence all around for the Lakers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported that he had coached his last game with the Lakers immediately after their regular-season finale Sunday night.

News about Lakers head coach Frank Vogel's impending firing broke at a very curious time.

A report typically means information was leaked from the respective organization. Vogel's press conference should've been about the rally, Reaves, and a ever-so-rare Lakers win. A young LA team, without all of its key veterans, Russ, LeBron, AD, Carmelo, and Dwight, stormed back from a nine point deficit with just over a minute to go to get the game to overtime.