As a team with a big three lineup of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, the Lakers can only end the season with a record of 33 wins and 49 losses after the last game of the season against the Nuggets and a 146-141 victory over the opponent.
After the game, ESPN reporter Adrian Warnaroski threw a heavy news, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has coached the last game for the Lakers, and it is expected that the lakers will cut Frank Vogel's news will be officially announced tomorrow:
Sources told ESPN that Frank Vogel has coached the last game for the Lakers and is expected to announce the decision on Monday. The search for the Lakers' new head coach will be a long and extensive program, and there is no clear front-runner at this time. ”
For the Lakers, who have missed the playoffs, they really need to improve the team lineup and find the right head coach in the offseason as soon as possible. But considering that Frank Vogel is the head coach who led the Lakers to the championship trophy, is the Lakers' defeat this season really Vogel's problem?
To be honest, what really caused this Lakers to suffer a losing season was the health and the team's chemistry problems. Even if LeBron James can play one of the best statistical performances of his career, Davis' injury and Westbrook's inability to adapt to the Lakers, and even the injury problems and health and safety agreements of other players are the problems that make the Lakers only have the 21st defensive and 22nd offensive performances in the league.
So what are the current Lakers head coach candidates?
As Warnaroski said, the Lakers have not yet identified the front-runner for the new head coach, but as far as recent news is concerned, people like Doug Rivers, Quinn Snyder and Nico Nas are the first choices, but whether these three managers can restore their "free body" is still unknown.
As for the coaches who can currently be signed, there are mike d'Antoni, Mike Brown, Kenny Atkinson, Terry Stotts and Steve Clifford.
Of course, the Lakers still have a lot to solve this offseason, and head coach Frank Vogel is just the first domino to fall.