Darvin Ham, the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, has signed a contract.

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Two people familiar with the agreement told USA TODAY Sports that the Lakers have agreed to a four-year deal with former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham to be their next head coach [{ "selector": ".mzkiq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 25px))", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

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Ham, 48, has spent the past nine seasons as a high-level assistant coach on Mike Budenholzer's staffs in Atlanta and Milwaukee [{ "selector": ".oqewn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 25px))", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

Ham has the sought cachet of being a former player, which is crucial to many of today's players, having won a title as a player with Detroit in 2004 and as an assistant with the Bucks last season. [{ "selector": ".nwbxn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 20px))", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

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