Luke Walton is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on March 28, 1980 in San Diego, California, United States. Former small forward who won NBA titles as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010. He was named head coach of the Lakers in 2016, after previously serving as both an assistant coach and an interim head coach for the Golden State Warriors, winning the NBA Coach of the Month award for November 2015.
He played alongside Kobe Bryant for nine years on the Lakers.
The son of Susie and former UCLA star and NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton, Luke Walton was born in San Diego, California. He 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.
Walton was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2003 NBA draft with the second pick of the second round (32nd overall). Walton was a favorite of Lakers fans during his nine-year stint as a selfless, hard-working reserve player. He was chosen to represent Team Los Angeles in the Shooting Stars Competition during All-Star Weekend in 2005.
He married Bre Ladd in 2013. His father Bill Walton was an NCAA and NBA star who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
