Although it has been just around a month since Darvin Ham found himself out of a job, he has been brought on as a part of the coaching staff for the Milwaukee Bucks. Most NBA fans will know that Ham was the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers for the past 2 seasons. After being eliminated for 2 years in a row by the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers decided to move on from him.
While the majority of Laker Nation fans believed that Ham was not a very good head coach, that does not mean he has no value in that domain. The Milwaukee Bucks are another team that suffered a first-round exit this season and added him to their coaching staff as an assistant coach. This brought about quite a lot of reactions from fans after news of the decision became public.
Darvin Ham won a championship coaching the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021
Joining the Milwaukee Bucks could be considered a form of homecoming for Darvin Ham. After all, he is not completely unfamiliar with the Bucks’ current roster and even helped coach the team to win an NBA championship in 2021. Ham joined the Bucks in 2018 and was with the team for 4 years before being offered a head coaching job by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Some fans may assume that Ham replaced Doc Rivers as the head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks. However, reports confirm that he is rejoining the team as an assistant coach. This indicates that Doc Rivers will continue on as the head coach for Giannis Antetokounmpo and his squad.
BREAKING: Darvin Ham is joining Doc Rivers’ staff in Milwaukee, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/P39yTyD3zo
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 10, 2024
Upon hearing that the Milwaukee Bucks brought back their former assistant coach, the majority of fans did not seem to approve of this decision. They took to social media in order to make their feelings about Ham’s hiring clear.
Most fans do not think Darvin Ham and Doc Rivers will lead the Bucks to an NBA title
Due to the fact that Darvin Ham was unable to lead the Lakers to a record that would avoid the play-in tournament in his 2 seasons with the team, many fans believe that hiring him was a bad decision, “What a bad coaching staff in Milawaukee lmao.” Some even went far enough to claim that it would be impossible for the Bucks to win another NBA title with Rivers and Ham as a part of their coaching staff.
What a bad coaching staff in Milawaukee lmao
— Emo Jimmy (@WheelerJaylen) June 10, 2024
Bucks will never win another championship
— JENKS (@pickswithjenks) June 10, 2024
Bucks fans in tears rn
— GilgeousSzn⛈️ (@GilgeousSZN) June 10, 2024
Given that both Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo dealt with injuries and were unable to stay on the court consistently in the postseason, it might be unfair to blame the coaching staff for the lack of success that the team had seen. In any case, the Bucks’ record next season will paint a better picture of how good Darvin Ham and Doc Rivers truly are.