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Former Ohio State basketball player Chris Jent reportedly joining Lakers as top assistant

Chris Jent still making the rounds in the coaching ranks. #GoBucks

A former Ohio State hoops star and assistant coach is reportedly joining one of the most storied NBA franchises as their top assistant coach. According to multiple reports, Chris Jent is set to be hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as head coach Darvin Ham’s right hand man.

Jent played for Ohio from 1988-1992 and helped lead OSU to two Big Ten titles during his time in Columbus. He was known for a hard-nosed hustling style that endeared him to Buckeye fans before heading off to the NBA for a very brief career that resulted in him winning a ring with the Houston Rockets in 1994.

It’s coaching where Jent made a bigger mark. He’s had several stops in the NBA as an assistant and two different stints at Ohio State. He was the head coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development league in 2015-2016.

Jent was most recently an assistant with the Atlanta Hawks from 2017 until being plucked away by L.A.

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Lakers hire Chris Jent to be Darvin Ham’s top assistant coach

The Lakers and their new head coach Darvin Ham are starting to round out their coaching staff.

Shortly after assistant coach Quinton Crawford left the Los Angeles Lakers to join Jason Kidd’s staff on the Dallas Mavericks, new head coach Darvin Ham is starting to round out his coaching staff.

He has brought on board Chris Jent to be his top assistant, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Jent has mostly been an assistant coach in the NBA, save for a short stint as the interim head coach of the Orlando Magic in 2005 after Johnny Davis was fired.

Jent has been an assistant for several teams going back to the 2003-04 season, but most notably, he was the director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2006 to 2011, which means he has experience dealing with LeBron James.

Jent also spent a year as an assistant with Ham on Mike Budenholzer’s staff with the Atlanta Hawks in 2018.

The Lakers’ coaching staff already includes Phil Handy, a holdover from Frank Vogel’s crew. Handy is considered perhaps the best player development coach in the NBA, and he had also previously coached James from 2015 to 2018 on the Cavs.

In addition, former NBA player Rasheed Wallace, who was a teammate of Ham’s on the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons, is a candidate to join the Lakers’ staff.

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Lakers hire Chris Jent to be associate head coach

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers are hiring Atlanta Hawks assistant Chris Jent to become the top assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. New coach Darvin Ham recruited Jent over the past week to lead his staff. Jent has a strong history with LeBron James …

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers are hiring Atlanta Hawks assistant Chris Jent to become the top assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. New coach Darvin Ham recruited Jent over the past week to lead his staff. Jent has a strong history with LeBron James from early Cleveland years.

Source: Twitter @wojespn

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Lakers are making smart coaching hires. Chris Jent is really good. That will be a better shooting roster because of him – 6:07 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Lakers are hiring Atlanta Hawks assistant Chris Jent to become the top assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. New coach Darvin Ham recruited Jent over the past week to lead his staff. Jent has a strong history with LeBron James from early Cleveland years. – 5:59 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Sources: Chris Jent/Rasheed Wallace both are candidates to be assistant coaches on Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s staff. Jent is an assistant with Atlanta and was an assistant with Cleveland when LeBron James was there. Wallace and Ham were teammates on Detroit’s 2004 NBA title team. – 8:20 PM

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