When Frank Vogel was hired by the Phoenix Suns, one of the big questions about how it would affect the Lakers was whether or not he would try to lure his former assistant coach Phil Handy to join his staff in the desert.
We don’t know if Vogel actually attempted to do that, but most NBA teams won’t let assistant coaches under contract depart for a lateral move, only for a promotion. And during a trip to the Philippines to host a skills clinic in the city of Manila, Handy revealed that he is still under contract with the Lakers for at least two more years after signing a previously unreported three-year extension last summer when Darvin Ham came aboard.