EL SEGUNDO >> Even after they labored through dozens of losses en route to another season that ended in April instead of June, Lakers players were quick to praise Coach Luke Walton after their exit interviews this week.
Both rookie forward Brandon Ingram and third-year guard Jordan Clarkson described Walton as a “players’ coach.” Forward Julius Randle called it “amazing” playing for Walton, and veteran center Timofey Mozgov appreciated Walton bringing “a lot of positive energy.”
Veteran swingman Nick Young labeled Walton “one of the best coaches for this new era of basketball,” and forward Thomas Robinson argued that “for this group of young players, it can be nobody better for them than Luke.