The Wizards have interviewed Bucks assistant Darvin Ham as they look for their next head coach, tweets Fred Katz of The Athletic. Katz adds that there is “some support” within the organization for hiring Ham.
Ham was among the candidates who interviewed for the Celtics’ job last month before they chose Ime Udoka, Katz notes (via Twitter). He also interviewed last year for an opening at Texas Tech, where he went to school, and for head coaching vacancies with the Clippers, Bulls and Pacers.
The 47-year-old has been an assistant in Milwaukee since Mike Budenholzer was hired in 2018, and he spent five seasons with Budenholzer in Atlanta as well. He started his NBA coaching career with the Lakers in 2011.
Prior to that, Ham spent eight years in the league as a player and was with the Wizards during the 1997/98 season.
Other names that have been mentioned in Washington’s coaching search include Celtics assistant Scott Morrison, Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley, Sixers assistant Sam Cassell, Heat assistant Chris Quinn, Bulls assistant Chris Fleming, Suns assistant Willie Green and Nuggets associate head coach Wes Unseld Jr.
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The man deserves a Head Coaching Job…I’m just hoping it will be for the Milwaukee Bucks.
We’re in the finals…but NOT because or even with the help of our HC. Bud still has to go. How many people have watched this team during the playoffs and thought, “man, they play stupid.”
That’s on Bud. You see what this team can do with Jrue and Middleton…Jrue attacks, Midds can hit even tough contested shots. So…no reason they can’t do that with Giannis in there. Put him on the wing, get a little more ball movement, put him in the dunkers spot and you can put Lopez out near the 3 point line(and he can always dive). This way, Jrue can attack, you can use Giannis the way the Hawks use Capella with Young, but obviously you can do so much more.
This team has another level they can and should be reaching.