Newly minted Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton went from losing the NBA Finals to landing in Los Angeles to begin his head coaching job with the Lakers.
Walton’s first order of business (or close to it) though will be taking the helm in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League. The former Lakers forward said he wants to be “heavily involved in practice” with the Summer League team, but there is also speculation that simply may not be practical and/or realistic.
Last year’s Summer League team didn’t win any trophy, but seemed pretty stacked with Jabari Brown being the most productive yet not making the Lakers roster (his spot controversially went to Metta World Peace).