Luke Walton has been moved back into the assistant coach spot on the Golden State Warriors with the return of head coach Steve Kerr. Steve Kerr took a leave of absence from the team after under going back surgery in off season. Walton was named intern head coach and lead the Warriors to a 24-0 start, best in NBA history, as well as a 39-4 record. Walton wasn't awarded any of the wins the Warriors obtained under his guidance. In fact his record is 0-0. Even without being given credit Walton was named coach of the month for November.
With all that said the Warriors sit atop the Western Conference with a record of 40-4. Whether people want to admit it or not, Luke Walton has done a lot for this team. He was the one that is court side and making the play calls, substitutions, calling timeouts, and much more. He is the one responsible for running the team while Kerr is away and he did an excellent job.
The coach for each all star team is decided by the team at the top of each conference at the mid way point. The Warriors are at the top right now. But the rules also state that a coach can't coach in back to back years. But since Kerr isn't eligible that means Popovich would coach the team. Now Pop doesn't necessarily care about coaching the game at this point in his career. I think it makes sense that Walton coaches the game. He has earned it and I'm sure all other coaches would be in favor of Walton making the trip to Toronto. In the end it will be up to the NBA to decide what will happen. Walton is in a bizarre situation that no other coach has really ever been in.
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