EL SEGUNDO -- New Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel called new assistant coach Jason Kidd "an incredible asset" and said he's not going to worry about looking over his shoulder.
Vogel said that while the Lakers' front office planted the seed of adding Kidd to his staff, he welcomed the former Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks head coach as his assistant after the two connected and had a "lengthy" discussion for the first time. Vogel and Kidd did not have a previous relationship but the Lakers head coach laughed off the notion that some might view Kidd as a potential successor.