Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins join new bench boss Frank Vogel's coaching staff with Lakers
Former NBA head coaches Jason Kidd and Lionel Hollins have joined new coach Frank Vogel's staff with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers formally announced Vogel's full coaching staff Wednesday. Phil Handy, Miles Simon, former Lakers guard Mike Penberthy and Quinton Crawford also will be Vogel's ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to quickly rebound in their head coaching search after failing to land Tyronn Lue. A person familiar with the search said former Indiana and Orlando coach Frank Vogel will be interviewed for the opening. The person spoke to The ...
Magic try to compete without franchise centers of past
"Go big or go home" has been a recurring theme for the NBA's Orlando Magic. Any deep postseason runs the Magic have enjoyed since their inception in 1989 can be directly tied to the presence of a humongous Orlando center who was a low-post scoring ...
The Orlando Magic moved quickly to fill their coaching vacancy, agreeing to a deal with Frank Vogel just a week after the position suddenly became available. Vogel and Magic officials met during the day Thursday and reached a deal, which will not be final until ...
Larry Bird found the Indiana Pacers' new voice on his own bench. Now Nate McMillan must show his old-school style will still resonate with today's young players. Bird promoted the 51-year-old McMillan to head coach Monday, hoping he will change the culture inside the locker ...
Coaches find that patience no longer a virtue for teams
How does that saying go about better to rent than buy? That certainly applies to NBA coaches, 11 of whom have been let go since the start of the 2015-16 season. Of course, given that the average salary is close to $5 million and that ...
Larry Bird has never cared about popularity contests. All he ever wanted to do was win. So on Thursday, the Indiana Pacers' president of basketball operations announced he would not re-sign Frank Vogel to a new contract despite five trips to the playoffs, including two ...
A physical matchup on both ends of the court brought out the best in the San Antonio Spurs, especially Kawhi Leonard. Leonard had 24 points, six rebounds and five assists and helped hold Paul George to a season-low seven points, and San Antonio surged past ...
