After firing Byron Scott and hiring Luke Walton, news on the Lakers’ assistant coaching front was placed on the back burner to accommodate for the excitement of keeping their 2016 draft pick but Saturday news about Walton’s future staff resumed.
Per Brad Turner of the LA Times, the Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal that would bring on Brian Shaw as the lead assistant coach to Coach Walton.
Brian Shaw and the Lakers are nearing a deal for him to become Luke Walton's lead assistant coach, according to several sources.