Barton and Luke sit down to discuss how Luke learned to be a key asset to the Los Angeles Lakers during his nine years wearing the purple and gold. Before he retired, Luke was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers where he made his mark being a positive force on and off the court for their franchise.   Luke also recounts how his dad's two years with the Boston Celtics (85-87) helped shape his understanding of winning basketball. 

Early Life:
The son of Susie Walton (Guth) and former UCLA star and NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton, Luke  was born in San Diego, California. He was named after his father's close friend and former teammate Maurice Lucas.  He has three brothers: Adam, Nathan, and Chris. Walton attended Univ. of San Diego High School,  graduating in 1998.

College Career:
Luke Walton played basketball at the Univ. of Arizona under coach Lute Olsen.  His best year statistically was as a junior, when he averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.  He played all four years and graduated with a degree in family studies and human development.  He was selected as a 2nd team all-American his senior year. 

Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2012)
Walton was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2003 NBA Draft with the second pick of the second round (32nd overall). Walton was a favorite of Lakers fans during his nine-year stint as a selfless, hard-working reserve player.

In 2006-07,  Walton had his best year in the NBA. He scored a career-high 25 points against th Atlanta Hawks on December 8, 2006. For the season he posted career-high per-game averages in minutes, field goal percentage, steals, blocks, rebounds, assists and points as the Lakers starting small forward. Following the season, on July 12, 2007, Walton was signed by the Lakers to a 6-year, $30 million contract.

Golden State Warriors (2014–2016)
 In 2014, Walton became an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors with Steve Kerr.  Said Walton, "We are gonna run parts of the triangle offense, and I know that thing front and back." The Warriors won the 2015 NBA Finals after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to give Walton his third NBA championship and first as an assistant coach.

During  training camp in October 2015, Walton was appointed as the Warriors interim head coach when Steve Kerr took an indefinite leave of absence to rehabilitate his back that had been bothering him after the NBA Finals.  Walton made his coaching debut in the season opener on October 27 in a 111–95 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Three games later, he presided over the third-largest margin of victory in franchise history when the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 119–69, which was also the largest margin in the league since 1991. The Warriors set a new NBA record by winning their first four games by a total margin of 100 points.  With a win over the Lakers on November 24, he guided the Warriors to a 16th consecutive victory to start the season, a new NBA record.

Walton was named the NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month for games played in October and November, after guiding Golden State to a 19–0 start. 

In 2016, Luke became the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and would go on to coach LeBron James  in 2018-2019).  Luke Currently

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