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Lakers may pry Nick Nurse from Toronto Raptors after potential split with Frank Vogel
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The Los Angeles Lakers play their remaining recreation of the yr this Sunday amid a lot uncertainty, together with the destiny of head coach Frank Vogel.
In accordance with new experiences on Sunday, the purple and gold are already sizzling on one coach’s path: Toronto Raptors’ Nick Nurse.
After days of Lakers media reporting that Utah’s Quin Snyder (a former Lakers assistant) and Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers are the present targets for L.A., Nurse emerged on Sunday as the brand new favourite lead among the many teaching issues.
Los Angeles, California April 3, 2022- Lakers gamers together with from left, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook sit with teammates on the bench late within the recreation in opposition to the Nuggets at Crypto.com Enviornment Sunday.
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In three seasons with the Raptors, Nurse has amassed a 186-121 regular-season document (pending Sunday’s finale in opposition to the New York Knicks) and led the group to their first NBA championship in his first season as coach.
As a follow-up to his stellar debut, Nurse gained NBA’s Coach of the 12 months accolade in 2020 — a yr shortened by the COVID pandemic. The Raptors completed 53-19 that season.
Los Angeles, California April 3, 2022- Lakers head coach Frank Vogel argues with a referee throughout a recreation with the Nuggets at Crypto.com Enviornment Sunday.
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Nurse signed a multi-year extension with Toronto in 2020, that means the Lakers must negotiate for Nurse to depart his contract as a way to coach within the Southland.
The Lakers will likely be anticipating loads of new beginnings this offseason.
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Other than Vogel’s anticipated firing, normal supervisor Rob Pelinka will certainly be placed on trial after his offseason investments utterly tanked this yr.
Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James, left, sits on the Bech subsequent to ahead Anthony Davis as head coach Frank Vogel stands by through the second half of an NBA basketball recreation in opposition to the Denver Nuggets Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Los Angeles.
(AP Photograph/Mark J. Terrill)
The longstanding disconnect between the staff and Russell Westbrook proved to be one of many priciest blunders by a Lakers GM, together with buying Miami Warmth scoring guard Kendrick Nunn, who did not register a single look all season because of a bone bruise.
Including to the crumbling Lakers dynasty are potential exits by superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, because the latter’s title will get thrown round as potential offseason commerce capital and James reveals a laissez-faire angle towards staying in Los Angeles.
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