Now that the trade deadline has passed, the Lakers have the peace of mind to play out the rest of the season knowing they won’t be moving anywhere. That goes for Luke Walton, too, who recently has been assured — again — that he will at least finish out the year in Los Angeles.
However, that doesn’t mean that the players — or Walton — have any job security beyond this summer, which means it’s time for Walton to start improving his performance if he wants to remain the Lakers’ head coach into the 2019-20 NBA season.