The Lakers have been among the league’s most disappointing teams thus far, and All-Star weekend is quickly approaching. With a record of 17–18, the Lakers are far from their ideal level as a team, and head coach Darvin Ham is at the forefront of it all. Gilbert Arenas, a former NBA guard, was the most recent to criticize Darvin’s tactics via his podcast. In particular, he disputed the idea that Taurean Prince and Cam Reddish ought to receive any meaningful playing time.
“That MFer with the bald head and the bump is going to keep putting in their asses as long as they are on this team.He seems to be attempting to relive his professional life and wishing that someone would apologize in the game.
Throughout his coaching career, Darvin has prioritized defensive-minded players, which is why his starting lineups have frequently included more players. But this season, the coach is struggling to come up with a winning formula, so he’s had to rely on inconsistent role players like Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, and Rui Hachimura. Although there isn’t much else on the team, to Darvin’s credit, his lineup changes and rotations haven’t exactly helped to calm the dysfunction.
Following his successful 2023 playoff run as the Lakers’ starting point guard following his replacement, Frank Vogel, many people believed that Darvin Ham would become a long-term fixture in Los Angeles. This season, it didn’t take long for fans to turn against him, and now that whispers of a disconnect in the locker room are getting louder by the day, people are demanding his resignation. Fans are perplexed by Ham’s recent decision to start LeBron James at point guard instead of Jarred Vanderbilt and Cam Reddish on the wings in the starting lineup.
Austin Reaves, the Lakers’ best perimeter shooter and third-best player, is still sitting on the bench and getting little play time. Naturally, Darvin Ham will have a lot of questions to respond to.
