It’s so secret that Giannis Antetokounmpo has a variety of pull on the Bucks and it seems as if he’s used his affect as soon as extra over a training choice.
Fired Lakers coach Darvin Ham coached the Bucks from 2018-22 below Mike Budenholzer (who has since been fired) earlier than taking the job to educate LA.
Giannis apparently had a hand in bringing Ham again to Milwaukee, the place Ham has greater aspirations than high assistant, based on reporter Gery Woelfel.
“I just lately chatted with just a few NBA sources since ex-Lakers HC Darvin Ham joined the Bucks workers,” Woelfel stated. “They have been adamant in saying Giannis Antetokounmpo had main enter in Ham’s hiring (stunning, eh?)A few of those self same sources additionally contend Ham, who had presents from seversl (sic) different groups, took the Bucks job with the idea he’ll finally succeed Doc Rivers because the Bucks HC.”
Ham labored carefully with Giannis and established a very good relationship with the two-time league MVP throughout the franchise’s championship run in 2021.
As soon as Ham left the Bucks, the workforce has skilled little playoff success.
Within the 2023 postseason, the Bucks have been eradicated by the Warmth within the opening spherical of the playoffs, despite the fact that Milwaukee completed the common season with the league’s finest file by far.
Then within the postseason that simply completed, Giannis and Damian Lillard suffered accidents and the workforce weren’t capable of make it previous the primary spherical towards the Pacers.
Because the Bucks employed Doc Rivers to exchange Adrian Griffin after solely simply 43 video games, Rivers went 17-19.
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