Shannon Sharpe Picks Who He Wants To Coach The Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers need a new head coach. The team fired Frank Vogel and the news of his firing broke right after the Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets. Well, Vogel didn’t even know about this. Shannon Sharpe believes that one particular coach should lead the Lakers.

He could sense a change in his future, but he wasn’t told about the firing. It was an awkward situation, but the Lakers confirmed the information later in the day. They shared a picture of Vogel and wrote, “Thank you”. That’s pretty much everything Vogel got from the franchise.

Did he deserve such treatment? Vogel did lead the Lakers to a championship in 2020. The world was dealing with a pandemic and Vogel helped his team win a championship inside a bubble. Things went down the hill in the next couple of years. Vogel’s team struggled to stay healthy and he was forced to change his gameplan every other night. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were out for a big chunk of the season and Russell Westbrook’s trade wasn’t of great help either.

Vogel is out and he seems to be on good terms with Lakers players and assistants. The front office feels good about him, too. There were several reports suggesting that Vogel didn’t get any respect from his players. We won’t really dig into this one.

Shannon Sharpe wants former Warriors coach to lead the Lakers

NBA experts have discussed several coaching options for the Lakers in the last few months. If you ask Sharpe, he will say the Lakers should try his chances with Mark Jackson.

“I’m going with Mark Jackson,” Sharpe said on Monday’s edition of Undisputed. “I think he deserves another opportunity. I think he’s the foundation piece for what we see the current Warriors are today with Steph, Klay, and Draymond. He’s a great communicator. He played the game at a very high level, Skip.”

Jackson may be a good option for the Lakers. He spent three seasons with Curry’s team and helped the team make the playoff twice. His Warriors team didn’t win a trophy, but Jackson was a great coach for the team.