Almost as soon as the season ended, the Lakers fired Vogel.
He didn't wait for the season wrap-up day press conference, didn't give him any chance to talk to the media, and didn't even know how big a contract Vogel signed, and how much the breakup fee was paid for this time.
Obviously, the first thing the Lakers will do this summer is to find a new manager, and then the management and the new manager discuss their future plans, how to form next year's lineup, and which players to sign that are suitable for the team's tactics.
But at present, in fact, the Lakers do not have too many reasonable and suitable choices, several of the main candidates are either very stable, or are rookies who do not have much experience in the giants, and the Lakers do not have much time to waste for the new manager.
Recently, Stevens, the president of Celtics basketball operations, attended a show where he was asked if he was interested in the Lakers' vacant manager, and the young marshal made it clear that he would not consider it.
Subsequently, Celtic reporters followed up with reports saying that one of the reasons Stevens was not interested was that he and Vogel had a close relationship.
Yikes! That's embarrassing isn't it! The Lakers have not yet made a move, and they have already been rejected in advance.
But the most terrible thing is that the Lakers will definitely be rejected N times this summer, after all, there are a lot of internal problems in the Lakers now, and the complex problems between several superstars cannot be solved by ordinary people. Not to mention stevens, who is not only a former rival, but also a famous manager who has been promoted to executive, and is estimated to have a stable contract, does not dare to swim in this muddy water.
So now the Lakers' situation is really very embarrassing, a good head coach is basically playing the playoffs at this point in time, at this time it is impossible to divide the heart to negotiate with the Lakers, to interview all the interested candidates, it is estimated that it will not be completed in a month.
And at this time, the fear is not that a good coach cannot be found, but that before the new coach is in place, the Lakers will be stolen.
Because the Lakers are now 3 top salaries + most of the base salary of the team building ideas, every summer there are a large number of basic salary players need to renew, once the Lakers can not quickly negotiate, some well played role players will be madly poached by other teams.
At present, the role player that the Lakers need to negotiate the most is probably Munch, but it is extremely difficult for the Lakers to renew Munch.
According to reporter Sean Deveney, the lakers can offer Munch a maximum annual salary of $6.2 million this summer, but at least 4 teams have been interested in Munch, and generally can give Munch a middle class, at least 32 million for 3 years or 45 million for 4 years.
When talking about whether to stay with the Lakers on the season summary day, Munch also made it clear that he felt at home with the Lakers, but money is equally important, and he now has the strength to play and fight for big contracts, which is also something he will consider.
Yes, the difference between 6.2 million in 1 year and 45 million in 4 years is still very big, and some people may say that Munch can sign with the Lakers for a year first, and then strive for performance next year.
But who can really say for sure what happens in the future, in case of an injury, or a loss of playing opportunities, who can supplement Munch with a price difference of close to 30 million?
You say that everywhere you go, there will only be real veterans with basic salaries, and 1 year contract can be happily done. Munch, a player who has also played a valuable game in the rising period, is still difficult to choose between a team that has no money and is uncertain about the future, and a team that gives money and can get stability.
Not to mention that Munch has not yet taken a big contract, last year After the end of Munch's rookie contract, he directly signed a basic salary with the Lakers, and he has received a total salary of about 15 million yuan in his career, and he has had a state of no one last year, and it is estimated that he will consider whether this may be the only opportunity he has in his life to get a big contract.
What's even more frightening is that it is already so difficult to renew Munch's contract, but the difficulty of handling Munch's contract may still be a drop in the bucket compared to how to deal with the difficulty between James, Westbrook and Thick Eyebrows.
The Lakers have a word this summer, it's hard!