Darvin Ham might not finish the week as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Jovan Buha, a journalist from The Athleticthe Angelenos plan to fire the coach in a short period of time, perhaps even these days, although they want to consider the situation well to ensure that they are not making a hasty decision.
However, a few days after the elimination, Buha comments that the initial intention has not changed and continues to be to change coaches, subsequently starting the search process for a new coach. What’s more, he assures that if he has waited a few days it is to avoid repeating a discourteous situation like the one that occurred in 2022 with Frank Vogel, whose dismissal was leaked while he was preparing to coach the last regular season game.
Ham took the reins of the team precisely after Vogel’s departure, and in his first season he managed, despite a difficult start, to take the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals. However, after this achievement, the team seemed to take a step back with the arrival of the new season, in which it was far from resembling that of the second half of the 22-23 season. Despite the victory in the NBA Cup, it was once again an irregular start, and this time the improvement was not enough to avoid falling in the first round of the playoffs.
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To what extent Darvin is to blame is a long-running debate, but everything indicates that Los Angeles wants a change on the bench. It will be interesting to see what coach profile they are betting on, since, with the future of LeBron James up in the air, it is not yet clear what type of squad they are going to have or what aspirations will be set from the offices.
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2024-05-03 08:00:00
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