MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) – The Bucks brought back assistant coach Darvin Ham on Monday, who was a part of the staff that led the organization to an NBA title in 2021.
Ham left the Bucks in 2022 to join the Los Angeles Lakers as their head coach. In 2 seasons, Ham compiled a 90-74 record, highlighted by an appearance in the Western Conference Finals in his first season. The Lakers dismissed him as their head coach on May 3.
Ham first joined the Bucks in 2018, coming from the Hawks alongside former Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer was fired as the Bucks head coach in 2023 and was hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns earlier this offseason.
The upcoming season will mark the first time Ham has worked alongside Doc Rivers, who was hired as the Bucks coach midway through the 2023-24 season. The Bucks finished the year 49-33 and lost to the Indiana Pacers in six games in the first round of the playoffs.
