On April 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. Earlier today, the Hornets officially announced that the team had officially fired employer coach James Borrego. The Wasp officially posted a photo and thanked Borrego: "James Borrego, thank you for your days in the City of Buzzes. ”
Shams then revealed the inside story of Borrego's dismissal, following up: "According to sources, the final decision-maker to fire Borrego was team owner Michael Jordan. "The reason why Jordan chose to sack Borrego is undoubtedly directly related to the team's poor record. In the regular season, the Hornets ended up in 10th place in the East, losing 103-132 to the Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.
Borrego has been head coaching the Hornets since 2018, where he coached the team for four seasons, during which time Borrego coached with a total record of 138 wins and 163 losses (45.8%). It is worth mentioning that in these 4 seasons, the Hornets did not qualify for the playoffs. In the past two seasons, the Hornets have qualified for the playoffs, but both have ended in fiasco, losing a total of 56 points in both play-offs.
As a result, Borrego became the third manager to be dismissed this season, followed by Vogel of the Lakers and Gentry of the Kings. Ironically, Borrego, 44, just signed a multi-year contract extension with the team last summer but was fired this summer.
At present, the Hornets have a number of outstanding young players such as Ball, Rozier and Bridges. With Borrego out of class, the Hornets will move on to the job of coaching. With the NBA in june, the Hornets need to identify their new coach as soon as possible.