Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton is not making a big deal out of the rumors that he's on the hot seat amid the team's poor start to the season.
According to a recent report by Sam Amick and Shams Charania of The Athletic, Walton's “job status will likely be in peril soon if the current slide continues.” The Kings are 6-8 on the season heading to Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They won their previous showdown with the Detroit Pistons, though they were on a four-game skid before that.
Now speaking to reporters ahead of their match with the Timberwolves, Walton addressed the rumors about his possible firing, as well as the team's current defensive woes. After acknowledging that their defensive rebounding and finishing off possessions are what's hurting them, the Kings coach played down the talks of his dismissal and emphasized that struggles and hardships are normal for a team trying to build something.
Walton on the defense and rumors of him being on the hot seat: pic.twitter.com/ASLBuyFUCo
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The Kings are not yet too far off the playoff race and they still have a chance to turn the season around while it's still early. It is also worth noting that they have several young talents on the roster such as De'Aaron Fox, Davion Mitchell and Tyrese Haliburton.
Unfortunately, it's just the team can't seem to get anything going consistently. They had a good win against the Phoenix Suns previously and a huge blowout of the Charlotte Hornets, but they are unable to capitalize on the momentum and string wins together.
It remains to be seen what Luke Walton plans to do to change the team's fortunes. However, he might be running out of time.
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