Luke Walton

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Basketball player
Luke Walton
Luke Walton
Player information
Full name Luke Theodore Walton
birthday 28th March 1980 (age 40)
place of birth San Diego , California , United States
size 203 cm
position Small forward
college Arizona
NBA draft 2003 , 32nd Pick , Los Angeles Lakers
Clubs as active
2003–2012 Los Angeles Lakers 2012–2013 Cleveland CavaliersUnited StatesUnited States
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Clubs as coaches
2013–2014 Los Angeles D-Fenders (AC) 2014–2016 Golden State Warriors (AC / Interim HC) 2016–2019 Los Angeles Lakers (HC) Since 2019 Sacramento Kings (HC) United StatesUnited States
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Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980 in San Diego , California ) is a retired American basketball player and now a coach.

Career as a player

Walton is the second youngest son of former NBA player Bill Walton . First, Walton studied genealogy for four years at the University of Arizona , where he also played for the Arizona Wildcats basketball team. In the 2003 NBA draft , he was selected in the second round of drafts by the Los Angeles Lakers . Walton played from 2003 to March 2012 in the US professional league NBA, initially with the Los Angeles Lakers as a small forward . For the first three years, Walton was a bench player and was rarely used. In his best season 2006/07 he was a starter in all 60 games and came up with 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. He won the NBA championship with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010.

From March 2012 he was in the squad of the Cleveland Cavaliers , where he had moved for Jason Kapono . In the summer of 2013, Walton announced that he would end his playing career. In his nine seasons as an active player, he averaged 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists with a playing time of 17.2 minutes per game.

Career as a coach

After retiring, he returned to Los Angeles and took on a position as player development coach and assistant coach with the Los Angeles D-Fenders , the D-League team of the Los Angeles Lakers. In July 2014, Walton became an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors . With these he won the 2015 NBA championship.

Early in the 2015-16 season , Walton was named interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors while head coach Steve Kerr was recovering from two back surgeries. Under his leadership, the Warriors won the first 24 games of the season (NBA record). He was named Trainer of the Month at the Western Conference for October / November 2015. When Kerr returned in late January 2016, the Warriors were the best team in the league with 39 wins and 4 losses.

Luke Walton is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers as Head Coach for the 2016/17 season . After the 2018/19 season , the Lakers parted ways with him. He has been Head Coach at the Sacramento Kings since April 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Luke Walton  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets. nba.com, November 22, 2015, accessed November 23, 2015 .
  2. ^ Cavs 'sheet, Warriors' Walton named Coaches of the Month. nba.com, December 1, 2015, accessed December 2, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Luke Walton becomes Lakers coach. spox.com, April 30, 2016, accessed April 30, 2016 .
  4. ^ Luke Walton out as LA Lakers coach after three losing seasons. theguardian.com, April 12, 2019, accessed April 13, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Walton, Luke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walton, Luke Theodore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego , California, USA