The Los Angeles Lakers may have fired Frank Vogel a couple of months ago, but by no means is his NBA head coaching career over.
He was with the Purple and Gold for three seasons starting in the 2019-20 campaign, and he coached the team to the NBA championship in that first season.
Last season, he had the Lakers gliding high until injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis torpedoed their hopes for back-to-back titles.
Still, Vogel was able to get them to finish first in defensive rating.
It appears he still has a good shot at being on the bench for another team come October.
Via Lakers Daily:
“Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel reportedly is expected to interview for the Utah Jazz coaching vacancy.
“Vogel and Jazz assistant Lamar Skeeter are two of the candidates that will interview for the position. The Jazz are looking to replace Quin Snyder, who stepped down from the position.”
Two more candidates expected to interview for Utah’s coaching job, sources tell ESPN: Frank Vogel and Jazz assistant Lamar Skeeter. https://t.co/1zQX8Trhq3
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 8, 2022
At least for now, the Jazz possess two high-level talents in center Rudy Gobert, who is seemingly always a candidate for the Defensive Player of the Year award, and scoring dynamo Donovan Mitchell.
There are rumors that one or both of them could be on the move, but if that doesn’t happen, Utah should still have a very good roster next season.
It was just a year ago that the Jazz finished first in the Western Conference while finishing in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating.
Clearly, Vogel is still a good coach, despite what transpired with the Lakers this season, and he deserves a shot to continue being an NBA head coach.
