The Los Angeles Lakers have requested and received permission to speak with Golden State assistant Luke Walton about their head-coaching position, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday. Kerr added that Walton will speak with the Lakers once the team completes its first-round series with the Houston Rockets.
Walton is in his second season as an assistant with the Warriors and filled in for Kerr through the first 43 games this season, leading the team to a 39-4 record. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak's interest in Walton was expected, given Walton's ties with the Lakers organization. Walton played with the Lakers from 2003-12 and won two championships.
Walton is the frontrunner to start the search, and Kupchak is working off a list of 10 preliminary candidates, including former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt, Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie and San Antonio Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, sources told The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.
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