Luke Walton promises brand of basketball L.A. fans will enjoy

Staff

EL SEGUNDO >> Nearly two months after agreeing to take the job, Luke Walton was introduced as the Lakers head coach on Tuesday afteoon, calling it his “dream job.”

Having just helped lead the Golden State Warriors to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive season, Walton said he is now completely focused on his new job.

Walton noted the franchise’s exciting young talent, the amount of money the team can afford to spend in free agency and the opportunity to tu things around for a franchise that is coming off some of its worst seasons ever.

“The fact that (General Manager) Mitch (Kupchak) and (vice president of basketball operations) Jimmy Buss trusted me to be part of this rebuilding, post-Kobe era means the world to me,” Walton said. “Everything excites me. We have young talented players, we have draft picks, we have $60-70 million in free agency, the greatest fans.”

He has no conces about coecting with a young roster.

“Our players are going to like coming into practice every day,” he said. “We are going to play a brand of bball that the L.A. fans will appreciate. You have to make it fun for them. Basketball is meant to be a game of joy.”

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