{"id":38227,"date":"2022-06-06T00:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/russell-westbrook-seems-to-give-stamp-of-approval-on-darvin-ham-hire\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T00:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:29:03","slug":"russell-westbrook-seems-to-give-stamp-of-approval-on-darvin-ham-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/russell-westbrook-seems-to-give-stamp-of-approval-on-darvin-ham-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook Seems To Give Stamp Of Approval On Darvin Ham Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"
After a relatively lengthy process that included several well-known names, the Los Angeles Lakers finally named Darvin Ham as their new head coach. <\/p>\n
Ham should bring a level of toughness and accountability the Lakers were sorely lacking last season, as well as the defensive and offensive schemes that helped make the Milwaukee Bucks NBA champions. There were several qualified candidates like Terry Stotts and Kenny Atkinson that made the final cut, but Los Angeles swiftly moved on hiring Ham after their in-person meeting.<\/p>\n
The challenge in front of Ham is not an easy one, especially considering there is still no clarity on the future of Russell Westbrook, who seems increasingly likely to to remain on the roster for the 2022-23 season. Previous head coach Frank Vogel was unable to fully utilize Westbrook, and now the task falls upon Ham who will need to come up with ways to properly use the embattled point guard.<\/p>\n
However, it seems like Westbrook was in favor of Ham as he reposted the Lakers’ official announcement of his hiring on his Instagram account, via The Lakers Review<\/a>: <\/p>\n Russ is on board. pic.twitter.com\/RqLKT7w1O9<\/a><\/p>\n\n