Luke Walton’s career as a head coach in the NBA has gotten off to a good start. Although it is only preseason, Walton was able to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a victory in his first game on the sidelines for the historic franchise with a win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.
Along with receiving a lot of love from the fans and his players, Walton also has team president Jeanie Buss singing his praises. Buss recently expressed confidence in Walton being Byron Scott’s successor in Los Angeles as she believes he is the right man to motivate and lead this team filled with talented young players, via Tania Ganguli of the L.