BREAKING NEWS! Los Angeles Lakers OFFICIALLY FIRED Darvin Ham NOW Wants Ty Lue
169#Lakers #DarvinHam #NBA #showtymeonpointsports \nThe Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons manning the sidelines, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers will now open a job search in hopes of finding the right person to maximize what figures to be the final chapter of LeBron James' storied career while returning the team to championship contention.\n\nHam, who had two years remaining on his contract, went 90-74 (.549) during the regular season and 11-12 (.478) in the postseason -- including two play-in tournament wins -- since being hired to replace Frank Vogel in 2022. He also guided the Lakers to the inaugural in-season tournament title in Las Vegas in December.\n\nThe decision came just days after the Lakers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight season, this time in five games in the first round after being swept by Denver in the conference finals a year ago.\n\nEDITOR'S PICKS\n\nWhat each eliminated NBA team needs to do this offseason\n15hBobby Marks\nDespite James (71 games) and Anthony Davis (76) playing their most combined games since becoming teammates in L.A. in 2018, the Lakers only earned the No. 7 seed in a crowded Western Conference field, setting up the showdown with the No. 2-seeded Nuggets.\n\nThe 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.\n\n"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."\n\nHam 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 Russell Westbrook.\n\nL.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 with D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Rui Hachimura to complement holdovers James, Davis and Austin Reaves.\n\nNBA 2023-2024\nLos Angeles Lakers \nGolden State Warriors \nMilwaukee Bucks \nBoston Celtics\nPhiladelphia 76ers \nCleveland Cavaliers \nNew York Knicks \nBrooklyn Nets \nMiami Heat \nAtlanta Hawks \nToronto Raptors \nWashington Wizards \nChicago Bulls \nIndiana Pacers \nOrlando Magic \nCharlotte Hornets \nDetroit Pistons \nDenver Nuggets \nMemphis Grizzlies \nSacramento Kings \nPhoenix Suns \nLos Angeles Clippers \nMinnesota Timberwolves \nNew Orleans Pelicans \nOklahoma City Thunder \nDallas Mavericks \nUtah Jazz \nPortland Trail Blazers \nSan Antonio Spurs \nHouston Rockets\n\n#nba #nbalive #lakers #losangeleslakers #warriors #goldenstatewarriors #bucks #milwaukeebucks #celtics #bostonceltics #76ers #philadelphia76ers #cavaliers #clevelandcavaliers #knicks #newyorkknicks #nets #brooklynnets #heat #miamiheat #hawks #atlantahawks #raptors #torontoraptors #wizards #washingtonwizards #bulls #chicagobulls #pacers #indianapacers #magic #orlandomagic #hornets #charlottehornets #pistons #detroitpistons #nuggets #denvernuggets #grizzlies #memphisgrizzlies #kings #sacramentokings #suns #phoenixsuns #clippers #losangelesclippers #timberwolves #minnesotatimberwolves #pelicans #neworleanspelicans #thunder #oklahomacitythunder #mavericks #dallasmavericks #jazz #utahjazz #blazers #portlandtrailblazers #spurs #sanantoniospurs #rockets #houstonrockets \n\nFAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER : Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, all the videos, songs, images and graphics in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them.