The writing had been on the wall over the last few days, but the Los Angeles Lakers finally made it official on Friday when they fired head coach Darvin Ham.
On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers had their season come to an end when they lost to the Devner Nuggets by a score of 108-106 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
Once again, the Los Angeles Lakers will be entering into an offseason with more questions than answers. After being eliminated in the postseason by the Denver Nuggets once again, the organization has some soul-searching to do.
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the market for a new head coach and former Duke star JJ Redick is reportedly in the mix. NBA insider Shams Charania posted on Twitter that Redick is among the candidates expected to be considered.
Nearly four years after winning a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, former NBA big man Dwight Howard is apparently hoping for “one more chance.” In a video that recently surfaced on social media, Howard is seen asking Lakers president Jeanie Buss for another stint with the team.
After another playoff exit at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers will enter the offseason searching for answers. Despite leading for the majority of the series, Denver was able to make the big plays when the game was on the line.
The Los Angeles Lakers were bounced out of the first round of the postseason by the Denver Nuggets and now are heading into another drama-filled offseason.
When the NBA announced the addition of the In-Season Tournament, no one knew quite what to expect from it. But one thing that was for sure was that it wouldn’t replace the importance of the actual NBA Playoffs.
With the Lakers now out of the playoff picture, beat writer Jovan Buha went on The Athletic NBA Show to discuss the team’s situation heading into the summer.
Ham has coached the Lakers for two seasons. Though the team reached the Western Conference finals last season, they lost in five games in the first round this season.