In his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Frank Vogel coached the team to their 17th championship in 2020, but was fired on Monday after missing the playoffs following a regular-season record of 33–49.
“Today is not going to be a day of finger-pointing and unwinding all the specific reasons,” said General Manager Rob Pelinka. “That’s not to say anything against the incredible accomplishments that Frank Vogel has had. He was a great coach here, and he’s going to go on to be a great coach somewhere else.”
The Lakers’ total record in the past three seasons is 127–98, under the management of Pelinka and coached by Vogel; who brought the Lakers’ first championship since 2010 during the previous head coach Phil Jackson’s era.
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