With about two months to go before the NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers may not be rushing to fill their head coaching candidacy, but they aren’t getting lazy either.
There have been several people who have been discussed as candidates to succeed Frank Vogel and work with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Some, such as Quin Snyder, Doc Rivers, Mike Brown and Mark Jackson, have NBA head coaching experience and have guided their teams deep into the playoffs.
There are also some “underdog” candidates who haven’t been a head coach in the pros, such as Juwan Howard, the head coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines, who reportedly wants to remain in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Now, the Lakers have asked for permission to interview one such candidate – Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham.
Sources: The Lakers have requested permission to interview Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham for their head coach opening. Ham served as a Lakers assistant from 2011-13. The team is starting the next stage of the coaching search process.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 29, 2022
Ham has been an assistant under Mike Budenholzer for the last four seasons. Last season, the former NBA player helped the Bucks win their first world championship in a half century.
