The Los Angeles Lakers have already made the biggest splash in the offseason by hiring Luke Walton as their head coach. Walton was expected to be a hot commodity for teams with a head coaching vacancy, but the Lakers acted quickly and locked him in as their leader for the next five years.
Luke’s father, Bill Walton, advised him to stay put in Golden State as an assistant coach for a few years once the rumor mill began saying that the Lakers were interested in his services. Luke disregarded his father’s advice and accepted the Lakers’ offer to become their head coach, and Lakers Nation could not be happier with his decision.