How Luke Walton Will Help the Lakers

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The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Byron Scott in April, and they were looking for a new coach that can guide this young franchise. They fixed that problem, and they hired a young coach in the process. The team hired Luke Walton, who used to be the Golden State Warriors associate head coach. He got a good start in Golden State, being the assistant of a team that broke the record for most wins in a season, and a team on a quest for its second straight NBA Championship.

In fact, Walton even got some head coaching experience in Oakland. With Steve Kerr recovering from offseason back surgery, Walton went 39-4 while being the interim head coach of the Warriors. Walton is a California man. He was born in San Diego, he played for the Lakers during his career, and he was an assistant with the Warriors. Walton will  inherit a roster that has young talent, and he will for sure take a page out of the book from Gregg Popovich.

Since Kerr played under the legendary coach, Walton used some of Pop’s strategies during the time he was head coach. Walton will implement a new system, and he will help with the struggling defense. Walton also is an attractive young coach, meaning players will want to sign with LA in free agency. It is clear, Walton will do a very good job with the Lakers.

He has coaching and playing experience, and he will help a defense that struggled last year. He is the youngest head coach in the NBA, so he can relate to a younger roster. Walton will improve a Lakers team that was the second to worst team in the league last year.