Frank Vogel would seek to ‘steal’ 2 key pieces from the Lakers, now in his time as coach of the Suns

According to various reports, including ESPN, Frank Vogel would be the new coach of the Phoenix Suns; after the firing of Monty Williams after losing in the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets.

Reason why, former champion coach with Los Angeles Lakersyou would already be analyzing which are the pieces that you would recruit to train your coaching staff in the Phoenix Suns.

The pieces that he would seek to ‘steal’ from the Lakers, with whom he was NBA champion

As reported Dan Woikeof Los Angeles Times, Vogel would do his best to recruit assistant coaches Phil Handy, Jon Pastorek and Dru Anthrop, who were key players who stayed with the Lakers after they were fired last season.

“Phil Handy, development coach/assistant Jon Pastorek and video coordinator Dru Anthrop were retained after Vogel’s firing and are obviously ringing names for Vogel to assemble his staff.”points out Dan Woike.

The three names mentioned still have current contracts with the Lakers, so Vogel would try to persuade them to join the Phoenix Suns.

Frank Vogel with great sign as NBA coach

This will be the fourth time Vogel becomes head coachbefore he was on the bench of Lakers, Orlando Magic e Indiana Pacers.

The Arizona quintet seeks to consolidate itself as a contender in the Western Conference and with the formation of a squad that already knows what it is to be a champion, it would help them a lot.

Phil Handy is a key player in the team of the current Lakers coach: Darvin Ham, so it would be the most difficult to persuade.