Replacing an Arizona State alum with an Arizona alum always makes sense
The Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with head coach Byron Scott on Sunday night, and they quickly compiled a long list of candidates they plan to pursue to fill the newly-vacant position.
One of those candidates is former Arizona Wildcats basketball player Luke Walton, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne:
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Our friends over at Silver Screen and Roll have been closely tracking the situation, and Walton not only is one of the team's preferred candidates, he appears be the favorite to land the job as of now.