Warriors Hire Frank Vogel as Associate Head Coach
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- The Golden State Warriors agreed to hire Frank Vogel as associate head coach under Steve Kerr, filling the void left by departing top assistant Terry Stotts.
- Vogel, 53, has been a head coach for four franchises across 12 NBA seasons, including a 2020 championship with the Los Angeles Lakers and two Eastern Conference finals appearances with the Indiana Pacers in 2013 and 2014.
- Vogel's most recent head coaching stop was a one-year run in Phoenix during the 2023-24 season, ending with a 49-33 record and a first-round sweep by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Vogel spent the past two seasons on the Dallas Mavericks coaching staff, beginning as a consultant before moving to the front of the bench this past season.
- The Warriors' coaching staff is undergoing an extensive offseason overhaul: assistants Jerry Stackhouse and Chris DeMarco both departed, with DeMarco leaving in January to become head coach of the New York Liberty.
- Vogel is expected to take a primary role in defensive game-planning, the same responsibility Stackhouse and DeMarco handled the previous two seasons.
Why it matters: Golden State handed its defensive game-planning lead — previously split between two now-departed assistants — to a 12-year head-coaching veteran with a 2020 title. The hire is the highest-profile addition in an offseason that has seen the Warriors lose three assistant coaches in five months.
