Darvin Ham has been a long-time assistant coach for the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks and has now been hired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. They have hired him on a four-year contract and this would be Ham's first NBA head coaching post. The Lakers fired Frank Vogel last month after going 33-49 and missing the playoffs.
Vogel, who guided the Lakers to the 2020 NBA title, went 127-98 in three seasons with the club, which struggled last season after injuries to Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Tasked to guide the Lakers back into title contention was Ham, a 48-year-old American who won an NBA title as a forward with Detroit in 2004 and an assistant coach last year with the Bucks.