BREAKING: Lakers Hire Frank Vogel As New Head Coach

May 11, 2019, 7:26pm EST (Updated: February 22, 2023, 6:19pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

After striking out with former Cavs coach Tyronn Lue, the Los Angeles Lakers wasted no time in finding a worthy candidate when they came to an agreement with Frank Vogel on a three-year deal to become their new head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Frank Vogel has agreed to a deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2019

Frank Vogel's contract with the Lakers, per sources: Three years.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2019

Also, former Nets head coach Jason Kidd joins the staff:

Jason Kidd has agreed to join Vogel's Lakers staff in a prominent assistant coaching role, league sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/ZrQRWfq1US
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2019

Vogel most recently coached the Magic from 2016-18, leading the team to last-place finishes in the Southeast Division, compiling a cumulative record of 54-110.