Darvin Ham opens up on how he intends to get the best out of the Lakers' Big 3 / News - Basketnews.com

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Darvin Ham, the newly-appointed Lakers head coach, was presented by the franchise in a press conference.

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The former NBA player, who succeeded Frank Vogel on the bench, aims to build a very close relationship with the team's superstars in order for all of them to accomplish what they set out to do.

In this regard, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis were the first players that Ham approached.

"I wanted to talk to LeBron my first day in the gym and I wanted to start training camp the next day I got so excited. Just to hear his excitement over the phone. I also talked to Russ and AD," he admitted.

"These guys are not great by mistake. They want to be able to do something and I know all of them feel this way. They want to be able to do something collectively that’s great. Put another banner in this building - and it starts right now," Ham said.

The Lakers Big 3, which was formed prior to this season, failed to achieve the goals that the team had laid out last summer. Many questions were raised whether LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook can co-exist and compete for a championship.

Darvin Ham was asked about how he plans to use them in the upcoming season. The Lakers' coach emphasized the importance of playing defense and being accountable.

"It’s how can they compete together, you know what I’m saying? It starts on the defensive end and from there we're going to build back toward the offense," the former Bucks assistant coach said.

"I think the type of spacing which I’m going to implement is going to help all parties. My goal is again continue with the development of our younger players and make those guys comfortable where they’re not having to run to a telephone booth and throw a cape on and try to save the day. Everything has to be a team effort," Ham stressed.

The 49-year-old underlined that everyone should be "competitive, together and accountable."

"If there's mistakes made, I have to be able to coach those three guys like I do the rest of the roster. We have a saying: facts over feelings.

Once you see the film and it's the fact you missed your assignment, then that has to be pointed out because if I can't point that out to one of our big three, then the last man or somebody in the rotation they're not going to take what we’re doing seriously.

So, it has to be consistent across the board," Ham explained.

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