Due to the complete loss of this season, the Lakers cut coach Vogel at the first time of the end of the season, causing Vogel to directly explode in an interview after the last game.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand the Lakers' ruthless operation, in the NBA, a star-dominated league, the manager will often become the object of the back at the first time when the team has problems.
Even if the Lakers are plagued by injuries this season, and the lineup configuration runs counter to Vogel's coaching philosophy, Vogel still needs to be responsible for the loss.
With Vogel's departure, the Lakers' next manager who to choose has become a hot topic of debate in the outside world.
To this end, the US media "fadeawayworld" timely combined with the internal relations between all parties and the Lakers, giving the Lakers 5 major reality manager candidates, of which James's confidants were on the list, and Rivers only ranked second.
Fifth place: Mark Jackson
As the veteran coach of the Warriors, Mark Jackson delivered good results during his time coaching the Warriors, with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses in the first year, 26th in the defensive league, 47 wins and 35 losses in the second year, 15th in defense, and 51 wins and 31 losses in the third year, and fourth in the defensive league.
Unfortunately, due to the disagreement with team owner Lacob, Mark Jackson finally left the Warriors who were about to create a dynasty, not his poor coaching ability.
According to the US media "HoopsHype", James is very much in recognition of Mark Jackson's coaching ability.
Fourth place: Phil Handy
In 2011, Handy began his career as a lakers assistant coach, and since then, the Cavaliers and Raptors have won the championship, and then joined the Lakers with James, and won the championship again.
In the league's past six titles, Handy has won three and, as a player development coach, he has developed players such as Caruso, Kuzma and Rivers.
What's more, Handy has always been James's confidant, since the Cavaliers, and during the January game, Handy had a public and fierce quarrel with James, but this did not affect the relationship between the two, and James has publicly stated more than once that Handy is his good friend.
Third place: Atkinson
Atkinson also has a luxurious coaching resume, serving as an assistant coach for Budenholzer at the Hawks from 2008 to 2016, during which Budenholzer was twice voted Best Coach.
Atkinson then went to the Nets as manager, leading the Nets in the trough to become competitors step by step, until Irving arrived and Atkinson lost his job.
He then quickly got a job as assistant coach for Tyrone Lu and this season as an assistant coach for Cole, in addition to falling out with Irving, he got along well with players throughout his coaching period and proved that he could lead teams that lacked depth into the playoffs.
Second place: Rivers
Rivers has had a long coaching career, and since retiring in 1996, he has been a manager three years later, first as a Magic manager, then to the Green Army, where he won the only championship trophy of his career.
To that end, the Clippers spent a first-round pick, switching from the Green Army to Rivers, who coached the gorgeous Clippers but never won the championship.
This season he has led the 76ers to a reasonable championship team, and from a capable point of view, Rivers is a good choice because he is very good at "chicken soup" for players, but he may not be willing to leave the 76ers.
First place: Nas
Nas is a coach who grew up step by step in the college league, and has no deep roots in the NBA, but his personal ability is outstanding.
In the first season of entering the league in 2019, he led the Raptors to a championship, and then Leonard left, which did not change the fact that the Raptors are a strong team.
From his coaching experience, it is not difficult to see that Nas is a coach who can adapt to various lineup configuration types, and has a strong ability to adjust on the spot, which is undoubtedly the best coaching choice for the Lakers, but the Raptors are his Bole, and the team's future is brighter, Nas may not be willing to leave, fortunately, his agency is the same as Zhan Mei, which gives the Lakers some hope.