This past summer, the Los Angeles Lakers put a clear emphasis on adding more offensive firepower around their superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, even going as far as trading for another star in Russell Westbrook, a.k.a. “Mr. Tripe Double.” The drastic shift in style and sheer number of new additions has created a learning curve for just about everyone on the team, but no one has been affected more than Frank Vogel.
Vogel, who’s in the midst of his third season as the Lakers’ head coach, came to Los Angeles in 2019 with the reputation of being a defense-first coach, and the roster he was given in his first season reflected that.