From NBC Sports w/ NBC Sports' comments:

Luke Walton's job as the Kings head coach is "likely to last at least through this season," according to a report in The Athletic. In their joint report, Sam Amick and Jason Jones write that Walton is not in "imminent danger" and should be safe "barring a complete nose-dive in the second half [of the season]." They identify five main reasons why Walton's performance justifies his position, boiling down to player development and sporadic on-court success despite a flawed roster. The trade deadline may determine whether the 14-22 Kings can make an earnest playoff push, but win or lose it sounds like Walton will be pacing the sidelines.

SOURCE: The Athletic


I agree that Coaching changes shouldn't be made mid-season in basketball. Especially this season. What's the point? They can't practice, literally. They cannot have a practice because there are no days off to have one during the 2nd half of the season by any of the 30 teams.

Walton certainly needs to go. He's in over his head, but he's young, and he may some day become good. I don't see it, though. Seems like he's been riding the name of Walton his entire life and getting opportunities nobody else would have received because of it.

Last night, Walton basically tried to win a game with 7 players, and with Buddy Hield hurt, he had Hield play 42 minutes the night before of a back-to-back. He runs his best lineup into the ground and then there's nothing left to put out there. That just makes that best lineup mad as they build a lead, then watch it disappear quickly as Walton makes his poor lineup changes, then they work their tails off to build a lead again, only for the next round of lineup changes see the team get destroyed quickly in the 2nd half. By the end of the game, there's nothing left mentally or physically for them to pull out a win.

A good Head Coach (they had one, and now Philly has him as an Assistant) can win with the Kings. Dumars will get one.