Luke Walton

Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who’s the head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 10 seasons as a forward in the NBA, winning two NBA championships. He won a name with the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach, and has been the head trainer for the Lakers from 2016 through 2019.
Walton played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. He had been also a two-time first-team all-conference choice from the Pac-10 and a second-team All-American. The Lakers chosen in the next round of the 2003 NBA draft him. After the 2010 NBA Finals, Walton along with his father, Hall of Famer Bill Walton, became the first father and son to have won several NBA championships: Bill won in 1986 and 1977, and Luke in 2009 and 2010. His best season statistically was 2006–07 with over 11 points, 5 rebounds, and over 4 assists per match.
Since the Warriors’ interim head coach in 2015–16, he directed the team to the winning streak to start a season in league history.

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