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The Los Angeles Lakers had an impressive summer league this year winning, three of five games, and had some memorable performances from their core players. One of the more impressive ones was from their starting point guard, D’Angelo Russell. From his buzzer-beating three-pointer to win a game for the Lakers, to his new-found leadership qualities, […]

After turning in the worst season of the franchise’s illustrious 67 year history, the Los Angeles Lakers have some work to do. Luckily, according to GM Mitch Kupchak, the team is a more attractive place for free agents than it was last year. With Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour now over, Kupchak believes he can offer […]

Even though the announcement was made nearly two months ago, new Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton hadn’t reported for duty until Wednesday as he finished his job as the lead assistant for the Golden State Warriors. Shortly after experiencing the dejection of losing Game 7 of the NBA Finals after completing the best […]

Professional athletes are known for their pregame rituals and routines, and Game 7 of the NBA Finals is no time to change it up. The Cavaliers beat the Warriors to win Cleveland’s first professional sports championship since 1964, but if you had seen the team’s respective coaches before the game, you would have never guessed […]

It’s going to be impossible for the Golden State Warriors to replace assistant coach Luke Walton, who is taking off to be the head man with the Los Angeles Lakers after this season. Still, they’re going to try. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Warriors met with Portland Trail Blazers assistant Nate Tibbetts […]

It looks like Brian Shaw is on the verge of returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. Brad Turner of the LA Times reports that the Lakers are nearing a deal for Shaw to become Luke Walton’s lead assistant coach. Brian Shaw and the Lakers are nearing a deal for him to become Luke Walton's lead […]

The Golden State Warriors can be a pretty cruel team at times. Outside of the fact that they were the most dominant regular season of all time, they can play some pretty mean pranks. Take for example, the prank played on assistant coach Luke Walton prior to the NBA draft lottery. For those that have […]

After firing former head coach Byron Scott, the Los Angeles Lakers recently named Luke Walton as their head coach for the 2016-17 season. Walton was one of the top coaching targets for teams after experiencing tremendous success as the assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors, leading them to a 39-4 start in the absence […]

Brian Shaw may be making a return to Los Angeles. With Luke Walton penciled in as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ new head coach, he’ll be looking for assistant coaches to fill out his staff. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Shaw is a name reportedly on Walton’s wish list. While Shaw obviously has head […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers may have a chance at getting the No. 1 overall pick after finishing with the second worst record in the NBA, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to use it. Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports 1 reports that the Lakers will likely be trading their top-three pick in order to […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have hired a new head coach, there remains the question: how will the players will be used efficiently and what type of system fits the current Lakers squad the best. The Lakers were supposed to run a Princeton movement system under former coach Byron Scott, but with a lack of […]

You can count Luke Walton as a believer in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ young core. Although Walton was just hired as head coach a few days ago, he has already made a mark by discussing his vision for the future of the franchise. As a player who won two championships with the Lakers, Walton knows […]

Before he was hired as the newest head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton was the hottest name on the free agent coaching market. While Walton is currently serving out his tenure as Golden State Warriors head coach, he literally had interest from every team looking to fill a head coach void. Yet, […]

Last year Alvin Gentry left the Warriors staff to coach full time. Now Luke Walton has agreed to a 5- year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Warriors couldn’t be happier for him. Warriors general manager GM Bob Myers spoke to the Star Tribune about Walton’s departure for Los Angeles: “We are thrilled for Luke. […]

Luke Walton is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s a decision that makes sense for both parties, as Walton returns to the franchise he played for from 2003 to 2012. But what exactly convinced the former Laker to return to Los Angeles? Apparently it was a very detailed plan for the […]

On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had agreed to a multi-year deal with Luke Walton to have the former Laker and current Warriors assistant coach become the new head coach for the purple and gold. After accepting such ha big opportunity, you’d expect Walton to be excited. And though he undoubtedly was, […]

It seems as if current Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers player Luke Walton didn’t listen to his father. The Lakers announced on Friday night that the team and Luke Walton have come to a multi-year agreement for Walton to become the new Head Coach, effective at the end of the Warriors’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their new head coach. The team announced Friday in a press release that Luke Walton has agreed to a multi-year deal with the franchise he played for nine seasons. General manager Mitch Kupchak said in the release: “We’re excited to bring Luke back to Los Angeles, where we feel he’s […]

The Kevin Durant free agency-competition may be one upped this summer by an unlikely source: an assistant coach. That would be Luke Walton, who after drawing interest from the Knicks and being the Lakers’ top pick, is now going to interview with the Rockets as well. After being eliminated by GSW, Rockets received permission to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will finally have the opportunity to interview their top candidate. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Wednesday that the Lakers have been granted permission to speak to Luke Walton following the conclusion of Golden State’s first round series with the Houston Rockets. Walton has a deep connection with […]

Luke Walton may be the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first choice as head coach, but it appears they have a clear runner-up on the wish list. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Lakers will consider San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina if they can’t entice Walton back to Los Angeles. RELATED: Lakers searching for something specific in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the lookout for a new head coach and they may be looking at two familiar names to fill the void. After firing Byron Scott on Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports the Lakers could be looking at Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton and ESPN analyst Jeff Van […]

A number of teams have their eye on Warriors assistant Luke Walton for their coaching vacancies. Before the Suns made Earl Watson their full-time head coach, Walton’s name was mentioned there. He’s also been connected to Phil Jackson and the Knicks on a number of occasions, although it doesn’t appear that’s happening, at least for […]

Since coaching the Warriors to a 39-4 start to the regular season, Warriors’ assistant coach Luke Walton has become a hot commodity for head coaching positions around the league. However, don’t expect him to be leaving any time soon. It was previously rumored that Walton had met with Phil Jackson regarding the Knicks‘ head coaching […]

The story of the New York Knicks‘ search for a head coach is unfinished, although it has been quite interesting so far. Despite president Phil Jackson’s inclination to make interim coach Kurt Rambis the head man for next season, a number of rumors involving other candidates have swirled around the web. Carmelo Anthony reportedly wants […]

After guiding the Golden State Warriors out of the gate to a 39-4 record to start the season, assistant coach Luke Walton is in high demand around the league. As the Dubs march toward a second consecutive title this Spring, Walton is already fielding interviews for head coaching gigs around the league. After Golden State […]

Luke Walton may be reuniting with his former coach this summer in New York. The current Golden State Warriors assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers player is apparently a coaching target of Phil Jackson, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. The New York Knicks president has been given permission by the […]

As you surely remember, Luke Walton assumed head coaching duties for the dominant Golden State Warriors for the first 43 games this season while Steve Kerr recovered from back surgery. You also might remember that Walton received no official credit for compiling 39 wins over that span; in the NBA’s record books, they belong to Kerr. […]