Breaking news broke in the NBA world as a Phoenix Suns hired the former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers Frank Vogel this would be a long-term deal for both parties according to Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski.
Vogel’s recent success came in the bubble run with the Los Angeles Lakers when they defeated the Miami Heat in 6 games to capture their first career championship.
He is also fondly remembered for his time coaching the Indiana Pacers from 2007-2016 with Paul George and that crew that consistently made it to the Eastern Conference Championship.
He is a two-time All-Star game head coach dating back to 2014 and 2020. Vogel brings a lot of defensive intensity to his teams as the Pacers were ranked No. 1 during his tenure from 2013-2015. They finished 8th in 2015-16 and 3rd in 2016-17.
During his time with the Lakers, they finished fourth in 2019, second in 2020 and fell to 28th in the final year before being fired. now Matt Ishbia in his first coaching hire he is deciding to go with experience on the defensive front to make the necessary improvements for the Suns.
Ishbia will be under a lot of pressure to get this signing right. Until then, we’ll just have to wait and see how this all works out for the Suns as they hope to return to the NBA Finals sooner rather than later.
