So any talk in the media or on social media can be put to bed about Luke. There has been no conversation about it. Pelinka says he and Magic Johnson often talk with Walton and allow Walton to make all decisions with playing time and rotations. But the GM reiterates that he thinks Walton is doing a good job. Jason Kidd, now living back in Phoenix, has been promoting himself to succeed Luke Walton as Lakers coach. Mental Health , Trade , Top Rumors. And yeah, we felt like we had a lot of positive signs last year.
You know, we all are trying to — like you said — row the boat in that direction. Says season was disappointing and the fan base deserves better.
Similar to what Tyrese Haliburton has said. The Kings extended their record-tying year playoff drought after a second consecutive season under Walton, who has two years left on his deal. James Ham: Kings finished the season strong with a record over the final 16 games, despite injury and illness. James Ham: Players continue to show strong support for Walton as well, which was once again the case today when Tyrese Haliburton, Richaun Holmes and Harrison Barnes all spoke fondly of their head coach.
Sean Cunningham: And one more thing…. I understand that every aspect of our team must be better, and this offseason is the time to take that next step. During his pregame Zoom media session, a reporter asked Walton how confident he was to return for a third season at the helm of the Kings, and he sounded very much like a coach that was not prepping for one of his last two games in Sacramento.
I love coaching these guys. Excited about trying to get Sacramento back into the playoffs. Jason Jones: Luke Walton said there are already plans in place for player development in the offseason and how the staff will work with the players and where the workouts will be. Now, for the money element. If fired, he would have to be paid in accordance with the original timing of the deal.
What does Luke Walton need to do to keep his job through the season and beyond? Amick: The Kings have been battered economically by the pandemic. After years of begging and pleading for patience, the Kings exercised a little of their own over the last week.
Despite a disappointing first half of the season, Luke Walton is still the head coach of the team heading into the All-Star break and according to league sources, he will continue to lead the team when games resume next Thursday.
Walton has tallied a record of during season and a half tenure with the team for an overall win percentage of. Surprisingly, that percentage is the highest of any coach since Adelman left the team.
That percentage also ranks him second in the Sacramento-era of Kings basketball. New general manager Monte McNair was hired with the understanding that at a minimum, Walton would coach out this season.
And Monte McNair, the year-old Houston Rockets executive whose pragmatic vision had resonated with owner Vivek Ranadive during the interview process, laid it all out in a series of meetings that included coach Luke Walton and various other team officials. Yet as the Kings headed into this All-Star break in the kind of position one might expect given this sort of blueprint — and 13th in the West — there was a growing sense in league circles that Walton might not make it into the second half of this season because, well, perhaps they would pivot from the plan.
There is a strong sense in coaching circles that Kings associate head coach Alvin Gentry would likely take over if Walton were eventually dismissed, but that time does not appear to be coming anytime soon.
As for Ranadive, whose tendency to take over has been such a hallmark of his rocky ownership tenure that began in , he appears to be allowing McNair to continue down the path they discussed so many months ago. There are plenty of good teams in the Western Conference and, because of that, at least a couple of them are going to be on the outside looking in come playoff time.
Of course, it can be hard to fault teams that show consistent effort and improvement. But in order to win in this league, you need to do it on both ends. Sacramento is allowing Their defensive rating of And, at this point, simply adding an assistant might not do the trick; at this point, it might just be easier and more effective for management to simply cut ties with Walton and set up a new staff under a new head coach.
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Signed Using:. The last time Kings general manager Vlade Divac conducted a coaching search, it spanned weeks, with more than 10 candidates drawing interviews. Luke Walton officially became the Kings' new coach Monday, the team announced, just four days after Dave Joerger was fired.
Walton will be introduced at a press conference later Monday.
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