Is Luke Walton's Job In Jeopardy?

Luke Walton is currently the Laker's head coach, with a record of 28-29 going into All-Star Break Weekend. The Lakers last game was a lost to the Atlanta Hawks 117-113. Luke Walton has lost the locker room and job is in serious jeopardy.

Luke Walton's record currently is 61-103 as a head coach, that's a 37% win percentage. The Lakers are in position to have Luke win now. Ever since LeBron James signed to the Lakers the goal is championship, as of now they are outside of the playoffs. Jalen Rose said that he doesn't believe the Lakers will make the playoffs. They have the 4th toughest remaining schedule in the NBA, and them losing to the Hawks isn't a good sign for the rest of the season.

Lavar Ball went on different shows on Fox Sports to say that Luke Walton needs to be fired. According to Ball, Luke has lost the locker room. In a short time Luke Walton has went from having the young players love him, to having lost them. According to Lavar, Lonzo Ball and Luke Walton have problems with how he uses Ball. Lavar believes Lonzo should have the ball every play and that Lonzo is better is better than LeBron.

Luke Walton losing the team isn't entirely his own fault, LeBron James and Magic Johnson are part of this blame. The Lakers tried to trade most of their young core for Anthony Davis, for the trade to not even happen. Lonzo Ball,  Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma were all in talks to be traded for Davis. These guys are all friends and have to be looking around going hey why would we keep playing for LeBron if he's going to be the reason why they trade us. With LeBron you have to win now and Magic is starting to feel the pressure. The Lakers are going to have to essentially trade these young players now to regain the locker room.

It has been reported that LeBron James' camp wants Luke Walton to stop being the coach of the Lakers. Luke was hired before Magic Johnson and LeBron James got there, and that isn't a good sign. This means that they could easily fire him and say that this isn't the coach they felt should lead them into the future. They would face little backlash for this because they can claim it wasn't their hiring.

If Luke Walton gets fired who replaces him? Lavar Ball, Jalen Rose and others are saying it should be the Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw. Lavar says that Shaw knows the team better than Luke does and will be a great fit. The other strong rumor around the league is that the Lakers would hire Jason Kidd as their new head coach.

As of right now Walton's job is "safe" according to the La Times. They have reported that there has no internal discussion about Luke's job status. This just means that the Lakers are most likely going to finish the year with Walton as their head coach and deal with the head coach situation in the offseason.

Ultimately Luke Walton is going to be fired because of how poorly this season is going. This has been a disaster season and the Lakers won't make the playoffs. The finger will be pointed at Walton instead of anyone else. Luke Walton will be the scapegoat of this awful season and will be fired because of this season.