Last season was the end of an era for the Los Angeles Lakers as legend Kobe Bryant played his final games in the purple and gold. The Lakers finished a franchise worst 17-65, as a lot of the focus during the season was on Bryant instead of the development of the team’s young players.
Along with Bryant, head coach Byron Scott is also no longer with the team as the team decided to part ways with Scott and hire another former Laker, Luke Walton, to bring in the new era of Lakers basketball. At 36 years of age Walton becomes the youngest head coach in the NBA.