Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Sunday that Frank Vogel has agreed to join Golden State as associate head coach under Steve Kerr, with reports attributed to Marc Stein and Shams Charania and corroborated by Reuters and local outlets.
- Vogel is expected to take primary responsibility for defensive game-planning, filling a lead-assistant void left when Terry Stotts and Jerry Stackhouse departed after the 2025-26 season.
- Vogel brings extensive head-coaching experience, including leading the Lakers to the 2020 NBA title and a reported 480-422 career record, and he spent last season on the Dallas Mavericks’ staff.
- Media and fans have noted Vogel’s past work with LeBron James, but reporting emphasizes there is no confirmed link between Vogel’s hire and Golden State’s offseason recruitment of James.
- The addition is the first major staff upgrade in an offseason reshuffle for Kerr that follows a disappointing 37-45 campaign and reflects the Warriors’ pattern of adding veteran head coaches to strengthen Kerr’s bench and create leadership depth.