Darvin Ham has been fired as Lakers head coach after two seasons in Los Angeles, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons manning the sidelines, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Lakers failed to protect a double-digit lead in all four of their losses in the series, including a 20-point second-half lead in Game 2. "It's been a hell of a two years ... I'll tell you that," Ham said Monday after L.A. was eliminated."Sitting in this seat, it's been a hell of a two years. A lot of good things that got done, but ultimately, you want to win that ultimate prize."
Ham inherited a Lakers team coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in the history of the franchise, when it went 33-49 in 2021-22 and failed to qualify for the postseason after it traded several role players that were vital to L.A.'s 2020 title for L.A. started off 2-10 in Ham's first season and the roster was completely overhauled in a series of moves leading up to the trade deadline, parting ways with Westbrook and re-tooling withThis season, the Lakers had an underwhelming start once again by going 3-5 and then stumbled through a 4-11 stretch following the in-season tournament title, dropping them to No. 13 in the West in mid-January. L.A. rallied to finish the season 23-10 -- the fifth-best record in the league from Feb.
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