Frank Vogel has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers to lead the LeBron James team for the next three seasons.
Vogel met with the leaders of the Lakers on Thursday and the agreement was gestating in the following days to make an offer to the coach on Saturday, who ended up accepting the proposal angelina through his agent, Lonnie Cooper.
In the new technical staff of the Lakers will also be the former NBA and All Star player, Jason Kidd.
The arrival of Kidd can help develop the game of one of his young stars, Lonzo Ball. He also values the Californian franchise the extraordinary personal relationship between LeBron James and Kidd, when they both shared time with the US team.
Vogel, 45, was the third candidate who was offered the position of coach, after Monty Williams and Ty Lue, decided to reject the proposal angelina. His arrival at the team indicates the influence of Kurt Rambis and Phil Jackson on team decisions.
Both considered the signing of Vogel for the New York Knicks before they decided on Jaff Hornacek in 2016, which was not exactly a success.
Vogel coached the Orlando Magic, in the 2016-18 seasons, in two rebuilding seasons, although he earned the most respect in the NBA in the five seasons in which he coached the Indiana Pacers, leading the team to two finals. the Eastern Conference, in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns.
The coach's record with the Pacers was 250 wins for 181 defeats, the second with the highest percentage of wins (58%) in the history of the Indiana franchise.