Luke Walton
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Walton with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008
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| Los Angeles Lakers | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 28, 1980 San Diego, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
University of San Diego HS (San Diego, California) |
| College | Arizona (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 2003–2013 |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Number | 4, 32 |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2012 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2012–2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| As coach: | |
| 2011 | Memphis (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 10 seasons in the NBA as a forward, and won two NBA championships with the Lakers and won one with the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach.
Walton played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. He was a second-team All-American and a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Lakers. After the 2010 NBA Finals, Walton and his father, Hall of Famer Bill Walton, became the first father and son to have both won multiple NBA championships: Bill won in 1977 and 1986, and Luke in 2009 and 2010. His best season statistically was 2006–07 with over 11 points, 5 rebounds, and over 4 assists per game.
As the Warriors' interim head coach in 2015–16, he guided the team to the longest winning streak to open a season in league history.
The son of former UCLA and NBA standout Bill Walton, Luke Walton was named after his father's close friend and former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Maurice Lucas. He has three brothers — Adam, Nathan, and Chris. Walton attended University of San Diego High School in San Diego, California, graduating in 1998.
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