The Lakers have hired Bucks assistant Darvin Ham as the franchise’s new head coach, according to multiple reports.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Ham interviewed formally for the job on Thursday and was offered the position with Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.
Ham now joins the Lakers to lead the franchise as a first time head coach. The 48-year-old has been a career assistant, and has previously been a coach in Los Angeles from 2011–’13. Ham has since been with the Hawks (2013-’18) and has spent the last four seasons with the Bucks, where he helped the franchise win an NBA title last season.