Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel was fired after a single season that ended in late April with a first-round playoff elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA franchise announced Thursday, May 9.
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Frank Vogel is no longer the coach of the Phoenix Suns. | PHOTO: CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
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Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel was fired after just one season on the bench and a first-round playoff elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Arizona franchise announced Thursday, May 9.
No NBA title for the Suns
Frank Vogel (50) won the NBA title at the head of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 before being fired two years later. He arrived in Arizona in June 2023.
The Suns disappointed during the regular season and in the playoffs, defeated 4-0 by Minnesota’s French pivot Rudy Gobert, on Wednesday named “the best defender of the year” for the 4th time in his NBA career.
Phoenix suffered from consecutive injuries to its offensive trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
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The club has never won an NBA title, but has played in three finals, the last in 2021 losing to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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