Luke Walton’s seat started warming up as soon as LeBron James inked his four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. A few weeks ago the general belief was that Walton’s perch was the hottest it’s ever been, but according to the team’s controlling owner, Jeanie Buss, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
In an interview on “The Lowe Post” with Zach Lowe of ESPN, Buss said that everyone in the organization — including president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka — is rooting for Walton to succeed:
“I can tell you right now, everyone, Magic, Rob, myself, everyone in the organization is behind Luke.