On April 12, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced the dismissal of Vogel, and after three seasons of coaching the team, the Lakers' championship coach was also dismissed. However, the Lakers officially expressed their gratitude to Vogel.
"Thank you, coach." The Lakers official tweeted, accompanied by a photo of Vogel holding a championship trophy. It is worth mentioning that Dave McMenamin said that the Lakers have not yet fired other members of Vogel's coaching staff.
This season, the Lakers failed to reach the playoffs and lost the playoffs early, and Vogel naturally has an unshirkable responsibility.
Indeed, the Lakers have suffered a very serious injury problem. The Lakers have used a total of 38 starting lineups this season, and they are the only team this season that has not played a full 100 minutes together with a set of 5-a-side groups. Both giants, James and Thick Eyebrow, have experienced long-term absences, with only Westbrook maintaining a high attendance rate.
However, this star-studded lineup, in the end, could not even play the playoffs, obviously impossible to say. After the break of the All-Star Weekend, I didn't expect the Lakers to come back from vacation and fall in a straight line. The Lakers have only made 6 wins and 18 losses since the All-Star Weekend, tied for fourth-worst in the league in the same period.
At the time of the Zhan Mei truce, Vogel used conservative and superstitious five small lineups. His biggest defeat was his inability to really integrate Westbrook into the team, and there were rumors of discord between the two.
As the 27th manager in the history of the team, Vogel led the team to a total of 127 wins and 98 losses, with a winning percentage of 56.4%, and led the team to the 17th championship in team history in the 2019-20 season.
Now that the Lakers have decided to fire Vogel, general manager Perrinka said, "I have great respect for Frank (Vogel) both on and off the court. Frank is a great coach and a good guy. We will always be grateful to him for leading us to the 2019-20 NBA championship. It was a very difficult decision, but we believe it is necessary at this moment. All of us in this room wish Frank and his family all the best for the future. ”