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Vogel out as coach of Lakers, sources say

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Monday, 11 April 2022 00:12

Frank Vogel, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2020 NBA championship, has coached his final game for the organization, a decision expected to be shared with him as soon as Monday, sources told ESPN.

The Lakers' search for his replacement is expected to be expansive and lengthy -- without a clear-cut front-runner, sources said.

The Lakers concluded a disappointing 33-49 season on Sunday with a 146-141 overtime victory at the Denver Nuggets, after being eliminated from play-in tournament contention on Tuesday.

Vogel, who signed an original three-year contract in 2019 and received a one-year extension through 2022-23 this past offseason, said following Sunday's game that he hadn't been told anything about his future with the team.

"I haven't been told s--- and I'm going to enjoy tonight's game, celebrate what these young guys did in terms of scratching and clawing and getting back in this game and getting a W, and we'll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow," he told reporters during his postgame media availability.

Continuity was a constant challenge for Vogel and the Lakers this season, as they had to contend with injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis and a challenging roster construction, including limited shooting and athleticism.

Los Angeles was the only team to not have a single five-man lineup play 100 minutes together, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Despite entering the season with high expectations, the Lakers were only able to have James, Davis and Russell Westbrook on the floor together for 21 games. They went 11-10 in those contests.

The Lakers finished the season in the bottom 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, ranking 21st in defensive rating after finishing first in 2020-21 and third in 2019-20.

L.A. lost 18 of 24 games following the All-Star break, with only the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers finishing with worse records during that span.

Lakers rookie Austin Reaves, who posted a triple-double with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in Sunday's finale, said it was "good to go out with a big win for [Vogel] and our team."

Malik Monk, who scored a career-high 41 points, credited Vogel's approach throughout the season despite his job status being called into question.

"He kept his cool the whole time," Monk said. "Didn't talk about no problems like that. Didn't talk about anything like that, man. He came in and worked and always gave us a great game plan ... He was always about us. It was never really about him. And I praise him for that, man. I know that was pretty hard on him, but he never talked about it. He never changed his demeanor."

Vogel led the Lakers to an NBA title in the Orlando, Florida, bubble during the COVID-affected 2019-20 season, and kept the franchise as one of the league's elite defensive teams throughout his first two seasons in Los Angeles. He is expected to be a candidate in future head-coaching cycles elsewhere in the league.

ESPN's Dave McMenamin contributed to this report.

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