Los Angeles Lakers

On Tuesday, we got the latest indication of that being the case. According to ESPN, assistant coaches David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III have been ...

Reporting thus far suggests that Terry Stotts, a finalist for the job that ultimately went to Ham, is not interested in taking an assistant coaching position. Penberthy had initially been the Lakers' shooting coach, but was promoted to the front of the bench last season. The Los Angeles Lakers, in the past, have struggled to grant their head coaches autonomy in building their staffs.

The Los Angeles Lakers introduced Darvin Ham as their next head coach on Monday, and Ham told reporters that Russell Westbrook still has a “ton left in that ...

Ham has a major challenge ahead of him as he attempts to get the Lakers back to the postseason. We have to commit to the defensive side of the ball, or we don’t have a chance to do anything. And again, the rhythm of the team, and trying to establish a rhythm with LeBron, Russ and AD. And again, share the load defensively and offensively.

Newly appointed Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is already making some big changes to the team's coaching staff ahead of the 2022-23 season.

As to what changes could be made to the roster this offseason, there are still a lot of unknowns pertaining to GM Rob Pelinka and this front-office. Darvin Ham is now the eighth Lakers’ head coach since the start of the 2010-11 season. On Monday, Ham was officially introduced as Los Angeles’ head coach.

Joining new Lakers coach Darvin Ham on the sidelines will be former NBA All-Star and Detroit Pistons legend Rasheed Wallace.

If Darvin had gotten a job last year, Rasheed had already promised him that he was going to go with him. “I think Rasheed might be going to LA with Darvin Ham. That was the deal from the beginning. Wallace last played in the NBA in 2013, and last season spent time with Penny Hardaway as an assistant coach at the University of Memphis. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway teased it days in advance to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Darvin Ham applied and interviewed for a handful of NBA head coaching jobs but was passed over each time. For the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022, however, ...

“We got to engage one another and see the human side of one another,” he said. To him, returning to the city of his first NBA coaching stop feels like a “homecoming,” he said. It’s become a little overwhelming at times, just to see all the love. “First of all, I want to thank God,” Ham said. “You go through something like that, it’s going to do one of two things: it’s going to make you fearful or fearless. A native of Saginaw, Michigan, and a former NBA player from 1996-2005, Ham turned to coaching after his playing days.