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Cavs hiring Luke Walton as assistant coach / News - Basketnews.com

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Luke Walton, former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers, will join the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

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Walton was fired as Sacramento's head coach after the team started the 2021-22 season with a 6-11 record. The Kings went 68-93 in two-plus seasons under Walton.

Before coaching at Sacramento, Walton was at the Lakers' helm for three seasons, going 98-148. He became the Lakers' coach in 2016-17 after spending two seasons as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors.

Under head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, the Cavaliers finished this past NBA regular season 44-38 and were eliminated from the play-in tournament, defeating the Brooklyn Nets before falling to the Atlanta Hawks.

Walton, 42, was an NBA player for 10 seasons. He finished his career with the Cavs in 2012-13, playing 50 games while scoring 3.4 points per game.

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