ESPN.com · Apr 30, 2016
Lakers bringing back Walton, 36, as head coach
Chauncey Billups loves the Lakers' choice of Luke Walton as the team's next head coach but recognizes the team needs to improve in free agency to give Walton players to work with. (2:19)Luke Walton has agreed to be the Los Angeles Lakers' new head coach, with the sides agreeing to a multiyear deal Friday, the team said.
Walton spent nine seasons with the Lakers, winning two championship rings as a smart, steady contributor. Three years after his retirement, the 36-year-old Southern California native is back to become the 26th head coach in franchise history.