After a losing season, Frank Vogel, the 2020 team-winning coach, became the first person to pay for the farce — with The Warrens' first priority in the offseason being chosen as soon as possible, the Lakers' first priority in the offseason is to choose a suitable head coach as soon as possible, a task that is more important than how to send Russell Westbrook.
As the oldest and most successful team in the NBA, the Purple and Gold Team has never lacked exposure, and soon the names of many excellent head coaches and assistant coaches in many leagues have been associated with them. One of the names that deserves special attention is Nick Nas, the Raptors coach who led the King of the North to the only championship in team history in 2019. Considering that Nas and the Raptors still have a long appointment, this season's coaching is also remarkable, and there seems to be no reason to change halfway. But the Lakers' influence seems to have made the news spread with a nose and an eye, which caused Nas to have to come out and take a stand in person.
In the latest interview, Nas told reporters: "I don't know where these rumors come from, in fact I'm focused on coaching the current team (the Raptors)." Listen, Marseille (Ujerry, Raptors general manager) and I have a very good relationship. I think we're trying to work together to win the championship. We try to do that every day, and that's really important. I think that's great for me. ”
Nas's response made the Lakers feel bad, and his statement did not have any room for maneuver. This means that even if the Lakers can theoretically follow the path of the Clippers in trading with draft picks to get Doug Rivers to get the favor of Nick Nas, the resolute attitude of the parties has completely ruined the Lakers' thoughts. In fact, in a sense, it is not a bad thing, by 2028, the Lakers only have a first round in 2027, if even this first round of signing is sent out, then it is not expected at all.
And in Nas's statement, we can also perceive a point, that is, the Lakers do not have a down-to-earth naturalization of success, and the practice of rushing to achieve quick success makes him dare not agree. For example, the practice of exchanging Wei Shao for a battle is a big gamble that does not leave a way back for himself, and now he has lost everything, losing both the present and the future, and it is simply difficult to turn the tables in this case. Nas, who has both the championship blessing and the title of head coach of the year, is not short of honors, so there is no need to wade through this muddy water.
In fact, we can also see from Vogel's failure - Vogel is a defensive coach, but after winning the championship, the management directly dismantled his championship team, and brought him many offensive players in the subsequent operation, but let his entire defensive system completely collapse. The team management and the coaching team seem to have no communication, and Nas emphasizes that he and general manager Ujerry have a good relationship and are working together in one direction, which seems to reflect the poor prospects of naturalization of lakers management, as well as the lack of communication within the team and the lack of direction of joint efforts.
So, watching the playoffs in full swing, a team with James, Davis and Westbrook can only fish in advance, which is very strange but not entirely bad. They have a lot of time to figure out what they really need and what they should do. The top priority is to quickly finalize the head coach and establish a good idea of building a team. Perhaps Jazz coach Quinn Snyder and Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham are more realistic options. The lack of a manager is not only the Lakers, the hand is fast, the hand is slow, I hope that Pelinka and the management behind him, do not delay the veterans of the team for a year because of those stupid moves.