Walton is Sacramento's 10th head coach since the team let Rick Adelman, the most successful coach in franchise history, leave after the season. That stretch coincides with their NBA-record year playoff drought, and that likely isn't a coincidence. Successful teams usually have some degree of continuity, and rather than change directions yet again, McNair is trusting that another year under Walton can push the Kings back into the playoffs next season.
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To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. According to a league source, Luke Walton will continue as head coach of the Sacramento Kings next season. I have a job. I have a job I love. I have a group I love working with. Still, Walton is respected and well-liked by the young Kings squad. According to a league source, Luke Walton will continue as head coach of the Sacramento Kings next season.
Walton also brought in highly-respected assistant coaches to round out the staff, showing a willingness to adapt after his first year in Sacramento. By the time the Kings brought in reinforcements at the trade deadline, the starters were so banged up that it was too late to make a run at the postseason. There is plenty of blame to be spread around for how the Kings ended this season. All we know for now is that the team has decided that Walton will not bear the brunt of it.
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