Luke Walton introduced as new head coach of Lakers: I'm so excited to get after it here
Walton is officially the new head coach of the Lakers
Luke Walton has been introduce as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Per AP, "I'm so excited to get after it here," said Walton, who played nine seasons and won two titles as a Lakers forward.
"I think we're in an exciting time," Walton said. "We have extremely talented young players. We have a ton of money to spend in free agency. We have draft picks this year, and the fact that Mitch and Jimmy Buss trusted me with this, in being part of this rebuilding, post-Kobe era, just means the world to me."
"We're going to put our stamp on the culture that we want," Walton said. "It's going to be joy. Our players are going to like coming into practice every day. We're going to play a brand of basketball that LA fans will appreciate”
Luke Walton chuckled when asked about his voluble father's declaration in an interview that he shouldn't have taken the Lakers job. Luke noted that his father didn't even want him to get into coaching, believing the lifestyle was too tough.
"I love my father," Walton said. "Sometimes he has great advice, and sometimes he doesn't. ... You'll see him in the hallways wearing Laker shirts that are too small for him."
Per AP, "I'm so excited to get after it here," said Walton, who played nine seasons and won two titles as a Lakers forward.
"I think we're in an exciting time," Walton said. "We have extremely talented young players. We have a ton of money to spend in free agency. We have draft picks this year, and the fact that Mitch and Jimmy Buss trusted me with this, in being part of this rebuilding, post-Kobe era, just means the world to me."
"We're going to put our stamp on the culture that we want," Walton said. "It's going to be joy. Our players are going to like coming into practice every day. We're going to play a brand of basketball that LA fans will appreciate”
Luke Walton chuckled when asked about his voluble father's declaration in an interview that he shouldn't have taken the Lakers job. Luke noted that his father didn't even want him to get into coaching, believing the lifestyle was too tough.
"I love my father," Walton said. "Sometimes he has great advice, and sometimes he doesn't. ... You'll see him in the hallways wearing Laker shirts that are too small for him."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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