Years before Christian Wood made his Lakers’ debut, he met the man who would become his advocate, and eventually, his head coach.
After bouncing around the league in the early stages of his career, Wood found an opportunity with the Milwaukee Bucks and their G-League affiliate in 2018. Although it wasn’t the first time or place he crossed paths with then-assistant coach, Darvin Ham, it was during this time the two would forge a bond.
Despite eventually going their separate ways in their careers, Ham would maintain contact with the “lanky kid” he helped mentor years ago.