With the end of the regular season, the los Angeles Lakers' final regular season record was also locked at 33 wins and 49 losses, ranking eleventh in the West, and early missed the playoff and playoff competition.
And what we have to admit is that despite last offseason, the Lakers management made visible adjustments to the strength and configuration of the lineup through operation, forming a combination of James + Westbrook + thick eyebrows.
But rationally speaking, the performance of the bold Lakers in the regular season this season has been greatly disappointed, and even once met with a lot of controversy and criticism.
Now, with the Lakers missing the playoffs, the movement of this former champion division has undoubtedly attracted the attention of many fans and the media again!
And just one night, the Lakers have three major news, among them, the Lakers official announced the dismissal of Vogel, the old Zhan Li supported Wei Shao, and Howard spoke emotionally.
According to the Lakers' official announcement, the team has officially fired head coach Frank Vogel and will explore the selection of the team's manager in the offseason.
Of course, the reality is that the Lakers' attempt to fire Vogel can be said to be not out of thin air, or even a long time ago.
After all, although he has helped the Lakers win the championship, in the past two seasons, whether in coaching or platooning, Vogel's performance has indeed declined significantly.
Coupled with the team's failure to miss the playoffs again this season, this also made Vogel's coaching position shake early, and considering the tension between Vogel and Westbrook, it may only be a matter of time before Vogel leaves the class.
According to the US media The Athletic reporter Shams Charania, a number of sources revealed that Raptors head coach Nick Nas and University of Michigan head coach Juvan Howard are the main candidates for the Lakers head coach position.
As for what kind of choice the Lakers will make in the offseason when they are looking for a new manager, we obviously can't blindly build a conclusive conclusion!
In addition, as one of the Lakers' biggest players last year, the whereabouts of Westbrook in the offseason have also been attracting much attention from the outside world.
Playing for the Lakers this season, Wei Shao's performance is obvious to all, throughout the regular season, Wei Shao played 78 regular season games for the Lakers, and the season attendance was almost full.
In the case of averaging 34 minutes per game, although Wei Shao's performance has declined, he can still average 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1 steal per game!
However, with the Lakers officially missing the playoffs, Wei Shao, as one of the big three, has obviously become the target of public criticism, and there are even rumors that the Lakers intend to send Wei Shao away or buy out Wei Shao's contract in the offseason.
Fortunately, for the situation of Wei Shao, As the two aces of the Lakers, LeBron James and The Thick Brow Brother have a rather positive attitude, and old Zhan is even more supportive of Wei Shao in an interview with the season summary, bluntly saying: "I will not make decisions for the management, but I like to be teammates with Wei Shao." ”
It is reported that Westbrook's previous five-year, $206 million contract has one last year left, worth more than $47 million, which is obviously not a small amount for the Lakers, who do not have sufficient salary space.
As for what kind of decision the Lakers management will make against Wei Shao, and whether it will retain the big three combination next season, from the current situation, there are indeed many variables and uncertainties!
Of course, as the lakers' oldest veteran, Howard, whose contract is about to expire this summer's offseason, is also the focus of many Lakers fans' whereabouts in the new season.
In this regard, Howard in an interview with the season summary, when talking about his upcoming free agent, he also spoke emotionally, saying: "I don't want to leave, I like the Lakers, I can play for many years." ”
As for whether Howard can return to the Lakers again, and what the Lakers will do in the offseason against the head coach and Westbrook, we seem to have to wait and see!