Under Walton, the Lakers improved each season and his fast paced offense ranked amongst the top in the league. In , the Lakers improved from a franchise-worst record by nine games, finishing the season In the following years, the Lakers continued to improve, posting records of in and in Walton has been praised by his players and across the league for his ability to develop young players and improve their skills.
Before joining the Lakers, Walton was an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors from to Prior to joining the Warriors coaching ranks, he served as a player development coach for the Lakers G-League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, in the season. Walton played at Arizona for Hall-of-Fame coach Lute Olson, whom he attributes as a great influence in his life and as a coach. Walton left Arizona and the Pac as one of only three players in conference history to tally 1, career points, rebounds, and assists.
He was named an All-Pac performer twice in his four-year career , and was a Wooden Award Finalist as a senior.
The Sacramento Kings just closed up shop on yet another non-playoff season , finishing with a record under embattled head coach Luke Walton. Citing a relationship with general manager Monte McNair and support from Sacramento Kings players, Ham reports that Walton will return for the season.
For long-suffering Kings fans, this has to be considered cringeworthy. Walton earned two NBA championships during a playing career that spanned 11 seasons. We've received your submission. Malik Monk converted a three-point play with 1. Monk finished with 21 points to help Charlotte come back despite playing without leading scorer Gordon Hayward, who sat out with a hand injury. They hit 3s and made every free throw down the stretch.
The collapse against the Hornets came two games after the Kings were blown out by the Knicks, allowing New York to score a season-high points. Walton was so frustrated that he was caught karate-chopping a clipboard as the team went to time out.
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