The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement with coach Frank Vogel to sign a three-year contract, while Jason Kidd will be his assistant coach, according to various media sources.
In the absence of official confirmation, Vogel will be the replacement for Luke Walton, who was fired last month.
Vogel, 45, was the third candidate to be offered the job with the Lakers, after Monty Williams, current assistant coach of the Philadelphia Sixers, turned him down to sign with the Phoenix Suns, and neither did Tyronn Lue. accept the offer of a contract for only three years.
Vogel’s hiring is an indication of the influence of Lakers advisor Kurt Rambis and former coach, the legendary Phil Jackson, whose opinions were taken into account by the owner of the Los Angeles team, Jeanie Buss.
General manager Rob Pelinka, a former Kobe Bryant agent, who has assumed power from Magic Johnson, who resigned as the Lakers’ president of operations, have also been key in hiring Vogel, a former Orlando Magic coach and the Indiana Pacers. EFE.