Lakers hire Ham as assistant coach (AP)

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Darvin Ham to be an assistant to new coach Mike Brown. Ham was hired by the Lakers on Monday, joining John Kuester, Chuck Person and Quin Snyder on Brown's staff. Ham spent the last three seasons on the coaching staff of the New Mexico Thunderbirds of the NBA's D-League, including the past season as their head coach.

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