The Sacremento Kings could hire former Lakers coach Luke Walton as the team's next head coach by the end of the weekend, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported on Saturday.
According to Amick, Kings general manager Vlade Divac and Walton met on Saturday and are in the "late stages" of finalizing a multi-year deal. Amick reported that other candidates for Sacremento's coaching job have been told that they are "zeroing in" on Walton for the position.
The Kings' coaching search began after Divac fired Dave Joerger on Thursday. Joerger had been with Sacremento since 2016, leading the team to a 39–43 campaign this season.