Even though the Lakers are out, there is still a lot of talk around them. Including how James' future will be arranged, how the Lakers will change the roster after being eliminated by the Nuggets in two consecutive seasons and winning only one of their playoffs combined, this is the focus of fans' attention. Of course, one of the first issues that the Lakers need to solve before the roster changes is the selection of the head coach position.
Showdown with the Lakers, Ham is sure to leave!
After the Lakers are out, put aside the topic of player departures that will not be confirmed until the next 2-3 months. At the moment, the most rumored by the Lakers is the rumor of Ham's departure. A number of well-known reporters, including Shams and Woj, have reported on the position of Ham Lakers coach, which is nothing more than "precarious", "very likely not to return", and other very dangerous descriptions. Although these reporters did not give 100% coverage, they still left a little leeway for themselves, but judging from Ham's own statements in the interview, his departure from the Lakers position is already a sure thing.
Hamm doesn't pretend, and the core is bombarded with anger!
In an interview after the Lakers were eliminated, Ham initially said: "My two years as a Lakers coach have been beautiful. If this sentence can be interpreted by the outside world as Ham knows that he is basically going to leave class, he summed up his Lakers coaching career. Then Hamm's other remarks in the interview can be seen as his angry statement that he knows his future and breaks his defense because of various slanders from the outside world.
Hamm's exact words put it this way: "It's an extreme challenge, everybody is in and out of the rotation, we don't have a healthy squad, but when people talk about continuity and consistency in our squad, they always skip the point that 'players need to stay healthy first.'" And one more thing, if you're a coach and one of your starters is playing like for about 10 games in a row, what are you going to do?"
The player who has played like in 10 consecutive games in Hamm's mouth doesn't need to guess to know that he's talking about Russell. Russell did slump for a while after the mid-season tournament, and he was also put on the bench as a result.
But having said that, I believe fans who follow the Lakers should know that although Ham's coaching ability has been criticized, he has nothing to say about his emotional intelligence in terms of speaking, especially in public interviews. Not to mention breaking the defense and bombarding the starting core, Ham has rarely even criticized the players ordinarily. There is no doubt that he really broke the defense this time. And the reason that can cause Hamm's mentality to explode like this is obviously not because of ordinary factors, basically he himself should know very well that he is only a matter of time before he gets out of class. It's not just about those reports, maybe Lakers management has already revealed some relevant information to Ham before making a formal decision.
Hamm's lack of calmness may affect his future coaching career!
Having said that, in the interview, Russell was almost named and bombarded, first of all, Russell is still a Lakers player, he has 1 year and 18 million left on his contract, and whether to implement the player option will not be known until nearly two months later, so Ham and Russell tore their faces at this stage, and it can be seen that he basically knows that he is leaving, and he dares to say anything. But on another level, Hamm's remarks may also affect his own future coaching career.
On the one hand, Russell may not be with the Lakers in the future, he is currently 28 years old, and he definitely has a lot of time left in his career. After the tie-up, whether Ham is a head coach or an assistant coach, it is basically impossible for him to work with Russell's team anymore. No team would be stupid enough to put two conflicting people together and destroy the Great Wall.
On the other hand, as a manager, calmness is the primary quality, and no matter what the situation, even if he parts ways with his old club, Ham needs to maintain a gentlemanly attitude. Taking 10,000 steps back, the entire NBA league is a community of interests, and Ham used to give the impression that his coaching ability was almost level, but the interpersonal relationship was absolutely in place. But now he is not only completely out of trouble with Russell, but also has an estrangement with the Lakers, which is a bit of a personality collapse. The lack of coaching ability has already affected his possibility of becoming an NBA coach again in the future. Originally, Hamm has always been known for uniting the locker room and controlling the locker room. But this characteristic of him, as time goes by, slowly ceasing to be his label. It's hard to believe that Ham will be able to return to the NBA head coach anytime soon.