With his Matthew McConaughey-like cadence and veteran sideline composure, it is sometimes easy to forget Luke Walton is only entering his third season as an NBA head coach, with just two years of experience leading the Los Angeles Lakers,
Taking over head coaching duties in the same season the team drafted Brandon Ingram, Walton has played a crucial role in helping shape the team’s young core and establishing a the Lakers’ identity.
This season, Walton will face what presumably will be his most difficult coaching venture yet, as he must attempt to manage another year of significant roster turnover, the difficult task of divvying up the minutes among a team suddenly fruitful with depth, and attempt to preserve one LeBron James in the process.