1:47pm: The Cavs have officially hired Walton, the team announced in a press release.
“We are very excited to add someone of Luke’s caliber and championship DNA to our coaching staff,” said president of basketball operations Koby Altman. “His on-court experiences as a head coach, assistant coach and player in this league fit seamlessly into J.B.’s existing coaching staff. Luke is someone who truly embraces player development, a team-first mentality, and a history of creating winning basketball habits. We welcome Luke, his wife Bre and the entire Walton family back to Northeast Ohio.”
11:23am: Luke Walton will be hired as an assistant coach under J.B. Bickerstaff with the Cavaliers, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Walton started the 2021/22 season as the head coach of the Kings, but was fired in November after the team got off to a 6-11 start. He compiled a 31-41 record in each of his first two full seasons with Sacramento and never came close to breaking the franchise’s long playoff drought. His four-year contract with the Kings runs through the end of next season.
Walton also spent three years as head coach of the Lakers, compiling a 98-148 record with no playoff appearances. He was fired in L.A. after the end of the 2018/19 season and was hired in Sacramento a few days later.
Walton ended his playing career in Cleveland, spending a season and a half there before retiring after the 2012/13 season.
Walton holds the nba history record of 24 straight wins to start the season and breaks the record of 15 straight wins.
To be fair, he has coached the best teams and the worst teams as well.
He doesn’t get those 24 wins. Its on Steve kerr’s record.
Yes, those wins were all on Walton, nothing to do with Kerr or Curry or Klay or Dray or anybody.
The 24 wins are NOT on Waltons official record. At least try to look it up before spewing inaccuracies.
Title should be ‘Walton has found his niche.’
Great blood lines, perfect as a # 2, but capable to take over in emergency
Thought Kerr may bring him back to replace Brown
Never hurts to give Walton a assistant job. He not a bad coach. Just been put in tough situations . Lakers rebuilding and kings haven’t been good in like 20 years so poorly run
Walton has learned from some of the all time best, Lute Olsen, Phil Jackson & Kerr. Not sure why he can’t be more successful as HC. Maybe just needs 5 years or more of experience, and seasoning. He’s also learned quite a bit from players, Kobe & his Dad who are all time greats.
It says a lot that he’s second all time in winning percent in Sacramento era. Sometimes I don’t think any coach will succeed in Sac, just Adelman. If he can be in a half decent situation & team, he’ll get it together. Hard to blame him for his tenure in LA, and they’re always up & down. Brown & Vogel didn’t last long coaching there either, but at least Vogel won a title.