The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors are currently three wins away from reaching the NBA Finals for a second straight season. Although Luke Walton has signed on to become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, the current Warriors assistant coach may still have a few more weeks before he can re-join the team that drafted him back in 2003.
As Walton finishes out the season with the Warriors, the Lakers brass is prepping for a busy summer ahead. Along with securing the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft this week, the team needs to fill out Walton’s coaching staff as well as prepare for next month’s draft (June 23) and the start of NBA free agency which follows a week later on July 1.