Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Friday May 3, 2024 at 10:53 p.m.
Arriving two years ago at the Lakers, Darvin Ham (50 years old) has no longer been the coach since Friday. The coach of the Los Angeles franchise was fired the day after his team was eliminated in the first round of the play-offs.
End clap for Darvin Ham with the Lakers. Arriving two years ago on the bench of the Lakers, the 50-year-old American coach is officially no longer the coach of the Los Angeles franchise eliminated in the first round of the play-offs by Denver (4-1) since Friday. a few days ago. Ham precisely paid the price for this entry exit against the reigning champions. The day after too many defeats against the Nuggets, its leaders in fact showed the exit door to the native of Saginaw (Michigan), dismissed despite his two years of good and loyal service at the head of the Lakers. General manager Rob Pelinka also highlighted the good work of Darvin Ham in a press release after announcing that he would no longer be the coach in the future. “We greatly appreciate Darvin’s efforts on behalf of the Lakers and recognize the many accomplishments made over the past two seasons, including last year’s remarkable run to the Western Conference Finals. We all want to thank Darvin for his dedication and its positivity.” Pelinka also assures that dismissing the coach of the last two seasons “was a difficult decision to make”.
JJ Redick to replace Ham?
“However, it is the best solution after a complete examination of the season,” adds the GM, who will now look at the name of Darvin Ham’s replacement. The Athletic puts forward several potential successors. Among them are Mike Budenholzer, unemployed since leaving Milwaukee in 2023, JJ Redick, star consultant forESPN who now hosts a podcast alongside a certain… LeBron James, Tyronn Lue, ex-Laker now coach of the Clippers, and Kenny Atkinson, well known to the French for being one of the members since December 14 of the staff of Vincent Collet, the coach of the Blues (Editor’s note: He had replaced Laurent Foirest). Redick, who at 39 has the same profile as Darvin Ham (who had never coached before arriving in LA), could be the man for the job. No offense to Charlotte where the former Clippers fullback who retired in September 2021 after a final season in Dallas recently had an interview.
2024-05-03 20:59:04
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