The Lakers have reportedly made their top hire for Darvin Ham’s coaching staff in the form of Chris Jent of the Atlanta Hawks, according to multiple reports. Jent has been an assistant coach in the league since 2003 with the last four of those years being in Atlanta and was rumored as a candidate to join the Lakers this week.
Ham and Jent worked together for a season with the Hawks under Mike Budenholzer and have maintained a strong relationship.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2022
Sources: Lakers have hired Chris Jent as an assistant coach to be on head coach Darvin Ham’s staff.