On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, and a heavy news came from the sidelines, and the Hornets officially dismissed their employer Coach Borrego. This is the third coach to step down after the regular season, followed by Lakers coach Vogel and Kings coach Gentry.
The Hornets officially announced today that the team has officially decided to dismiss manager Borrego and sent a message of greeting: "Thank you for everything you have done for the Hornets, Coach Borrego. ”
This season, the Hornets have a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, ranking tenth in the East, but in the playoffs, they lost to the Hawks and missed the playoffs, failing to lead the team to the playoffs for four consecutive years. After the team was out, after a period of consideration, the decision to be fired was finally made.
Borrego has been the head coach of the Hornets since 2018, and although he has improved every season, the results have not been very good, and they all missed the playoffs. He coached for 4 seasons with a cumulative record of 138 wins and 163 losses. According to the famous Shams follow-up report, "Insiders revealed that someone told me that the ultimate decision-maker to fire Borrego was team owner Michael Jordan. "It seems that the boss Jordan also wants to make changes, after all, he has not been able to reach the playoffs for 4 consecutive years, and there is no need to insist on it.
After Borrego's dismissal, the US media Bleacher Report first discussed the candidate for the new Hornets coach and listed three potential candidates, namely former Lakers coach Vogel, Jazz coach Snyder and Clippers assistant coach Lalanaga.
Among them, Vogel is the most promising, he was previously fired by the Lakers and is currently in free. Don't look at his failure to lead the Lakers to the playoffs this season, but his ability is still good, and after he left class, the outside world predicted that he would not rest for too long, and soon a team would invite him. Nowadays, the position of wasp is still quite suitable for him, and it is expected to quickly re-employ. The Hornets need defensive coaches, and they're 22nd defensively this season, and it's a bit difficult to make it to the playoffs.