NBA Execs Sound Off On ‘Endangered’ Lakers Head Coach Darvin Ham

The Los Angeles Lakers struggle in the series against the Denver Nuggets and analysts are already making predictions on Darvin Ham and his future with the franchise. This adds fuel to the speculation of the alleged tension between him and Lakers players.

The Lakers looked good in the second half of the regular season, but they are losing now. Going against the Denver Nuggets was quite a challenge. According to LeBron James, it’s one game at a time and players have to get ready for Game 4.

“They can’t be expected to beat the Nuggets, but they should be expected to make some adjustments, right?” one Western Conference executive told Heavy Sports. “You know, throwing different looks at Nikola Jokic as he is pulling you apart in that third quarter (of Game 2) would have been a good idea.

“But Darvin has shown his inexperience, he does not seem to want to go too far off script even when his team needs it. It costs them. I think it is frustrating for those guys, especially LeBron.”

Lakers may decide to fire Ham in the summer

The Lakers fired Frank Vogel after going through a similar scenario. Reports suggested that some players disagree with Ham’s gameplan decisions. His position was safe in the regular season, but there’s a strong speculation that he is on his way out now.

“If LeBron James does not want Darvin Ham there anymore, then yeah, he would be gone,” one Eastern Conference GM said. “That’s been true his whole career. Whatever has come out about their situation before now, I don’t think it matters because I do think a sweep changes everything. I do think if Denver finishes them off, if they sweep them, Darvin is a little bit of an endangered species there. Not even a little bit.”