Ham, who won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021 and also one as a player in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons, came to Milwaukee last year after serving a two-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers as their head coach from 2022 to 2024, and was the lead assistant coach under head coach Doc Rivers.

The New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns are interested in hiring Milwaukee Bucks top assistant Darvin Ham for their vacancies regarding the same role, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.

The Knicks and Suns have a reported interest in assistant coach Darvin Ham, but there is an issue in relation to the Bucks.

Involved in the deal: Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Minnesota, Golden State, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers. It includes a total of 13 players — the headline moves include Durant going to Houston from Phoenix, the Rockets sending Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to the Suns, and the Rockets acquiring Clint Capela from the Hawks.

League sources tell The Athletic that the Rockets and Suns are working on expanding the Kevin Durant trade into a deal that would involve a league-record seven teams. Other teams involved in

Kevin Durant has been traded to the Houston Rockets — and the NBA champion found out about his move while giving an interview onstage. The former Phoenix Suns forward can be seen learning about his trade to the Rockets while appearing live at Fanatics Fest in New York City.