Earlier this week, Darvin Ham drew plenty of attention to the Lakers for, effectively, saying the quiet part loud. In discussing all the shortcomings of the roster and the team this season, Ham correctly pointed out that the team’s salary cap situation and the owner’s unwillingness to remain in the repeater tax was impacting what team they could put together.
It was a comment that, predictably, made some waves. Everyone knew that the Lakers weren’t making moves because of financial restrictions but the head coach outright saying it isn’t something seen often.
Perhaps not surprisingly, and having certainly seen or read the reaction to his comments, Ham started walking things back and talked about how helpful vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss have been.