Mike Budenholzer has landed his next coaching gig after he was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks last summer. This comes in the form of the high-profile job with the Phoenix Suns where he has accepted the post as the team’s head coach for the upcoming season.
Naturally, Budenholzer has been looking at former colleagues as potential additions to his coaching staff in Phoenix. As it turns out, this includes ex-Bucks assistant Darvin Ham, who was recently axed by the Los Angeles Lakers after a two-season stint.
Milwaukee Bucks News: Darvin Ham Rejected Mike Budenholzer’s Invitation
According to reports, however, Ham was not keen on joining Budenholzer’s staff with the Suns. NBA insider Marc Stein reports that the main reason behind Ham’s seems to point to the fact that the former Milwaukee assistant appears to be looking to take some time off after his spell in Hollywood (h/t Basketball on X)
“League sources say Budenholzer made a run at trying to convince Darvin Ham to join his staff in Phoenix, but Ham is said to have understandably passed after two exacting seasons in Lakerland,” Stein wrote.
Then again, it’s also very much possible that Ham is no longer willing to take a demotion. He’s already sat at the helm for arguably the most popular NBA team on the planet, so perhaps he would like his next job to be a head coaching position as well.
Given the “exacting” past two seasons he’s had with LeBron James and the Lakers, it also appears that Ham is willing to sit this season out — or perhaps the first part of it — as he takes his time making his next career move.
For his part, Coach Bud will need to look elsewhere as he forms his coaching staff in Phoenix.
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