New Lakers head coach Frank Vogel most recently spent two seasons as the coach of the Orlando Magic (2016-18), where he oversaw a young, developing team and dealt with a change in the front office when the GM that hired him was let go after his first year.
To get some insight on Vogel’s tenure there, I did an e-mail exchange with Fox Sports Florida Host Sideline Reporter, Dante Marchitelli, who’s been covering the Magic since 1998. Below is a copy of the chain:
MT: What’s up Dante? Thanks for doing this. So, Coach Vogel described in his introductory press conference how his two years in Orlando, because they were developing young talent/rebuilding, served as a “little bit of a laboratory.