On April 7, with the Lakers losing to the Suns, they suffered seven consecutive defeats, officially missing out on the top ten and not getting a play-off spot. The collapse in the closing stage of the regular season gave the Spurs, who had hardly seen hope before, a chance, with the Lakers losing 7 in a row and the Spurs winning 8-7, creating a stark contrast between the two teams. After the Lakers left, the outside world generally believed that Vogel's dismissal was only a matter of time, and the coach who brought the Lakers championship this season led the team to perform extremely badly, and the dismissal was also considered inevitable.
At present, the odds for the Lakers' manager next season have been released, With Fitzdale leading the way, Van Gundy on the list, and James on the list:
David Fitzdale +350
Quinn Snyder +400
Doug Rivers +475
Nick-Nas +600
Mike Brown +650
SAM Kassel +700
Steve Crawford +700
Kenny Atkinson +800
Terry Stotts +1200
Stan Van Gundy +2000
Mark Jackson +2000
John Calipali +3300
Jay Wright +4000
Betsy Harmon +5000
Phil-Jackson +10000
Old K +10000
LeBron James +15000
The leader of this is David Fitzdale, who is also a member of the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff, who has served as an assistant coach in the Heat, Eagles, Warriors and other teams, and became the manager of the Grizzlies in 2016, but he only coached for more than a year before leaving class. Later, David Fitzdale coached the Knicks and also left the class hastily. In September last year, David Fitzdale came to the Lakers to help Vogel, and the outside world believes that David Fitzdale is very likely to succeed Vogel as the Lakers' manager next season.
Snyder is the Jazz's manager, and he led the team to the league number one in the regular season last season, and he did a very good job. But this season's Snyder led the team is relatively average, and Snyder has also had many scandals with the Lakers before, and it is clear that if Vogel is off, Snyder is also a good choice.
There are also 76ers coach Rivers Sr., Raptors coach Nas and others are listed, it is clear that they want to come to the Lakers, and they need to separate their relationships from the team they currently coach.
James can be on the list is indeed unexpected by many people, after all, James is still a player, the Lakers are also a rich family, will not let the players "part-time" and serve as the manager, after all, the Lakers are not lacking in attraction. Therefore, even if James is on the list, it is the one with the highest odds and is not optimistic.