On April 12, Beijing time, just today, the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that they had officially sacked team coach Vogel. It also means that Vogel's coaching career with the Lakers has come to an end. Since Kidd's departure, Vogel has not been able to lead the team to a decent record, and this season, the Lakers' record is even more miserable, and he has become the most direct victim of the team's loss. In addition to Vogel, Wei Shao has also become the target of public criticism, and some people believe that he is the cancer of the team.
The Lakers' management has a similar idea, and this summer, their first task is to solve the problem of Westbrook's retention. The Lakers want to buy out Wei Shao, but because of its high salary, if paid in four years, it may repeat the mistakes of Luo Er Deng, affecting the team's subsequent reinforcement and reinforcements, at that time, Wei Shao's salary is paid, James may have retired, once the thick eyebrow brother leaves, then the final injury is still the Lakers. So, for the Lakers, either keep Westbrook or seek a deal, both of which are obviously better.
After the news of Vogel's departure spread, the team's infighting also continued to emerge, according to Bazemore, Vogel's motivational remarks in the dressing room were often ignored by players, and Howard even advised Westbrook to learn to play in a star-studded team. Munch also openly admitted that Westbrook and Vogel had some personal problems in private, but Munch claimed that this would not affect the unity of the team. Smart people know that Wei Shao has long been dissatisfied with Vogel, first of all, to let him sit on the bench at the critical moment.
Secondly, when chasing points, he always couldn't get playing time, which made him very angry. In fact, the relationship between Wei Shao and James is also very delicate, after Vogel was fired, Wei Shao also showdown, when talking about the "let Wei Shao do Wei Shao" remarks said by James and others at the beginning of the season, Wei Shao directly refuted, he said: "At the beginning of the season, they all said 'Let Wei Shao do Wei Shao' words are not true. Although this sentence is only 22 short words, the target is directed at James, which is very intriguing.
It's clear that Westbrook hasn't had a happy time with the Lakers this season, and he's not happy with his role on the team. In this team, James is the absolute core, he does not have enough ball power, Westbrook has never been able to cross the inner curse, let go of the whip like the Wizards, in fact, his personal ability is far more than that. Of course, Wei Shao also said that whether he will stay in the Lakers or not, he will keep in touch with James. It seems that Wei Shao may break up with the Lakers, and his cooperation with the Lakers can be described as a lose-lose situation, and indeed should not have come to this team that does not belong to him.