Retired - Retired after 2014 season
- Birthdate: 03/28/1980
- Drafted (NBA): 32nd pick, 2003
- Pre-draft team: Arizona
- Country: USA
- Hand: Right
- Agent: -
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 32nd overall by L.A. Lakers. |
| 8th July, 2003 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed two year minimum salary contract with L.A. Lakers. |
| 8th August, 2005 | NBA | Re-signed by L.A. Lakers to a two year, $2.5 million contract. |
| 12th July, 2007 | NBA | Re-signed by L.A. Lakers to a six year, $30 million contract. |
| 15th March, 2012 | NBA | Traded by L.A. Lakers, along with Jason Kapono, a 2012 first round pick (#24, Jared Cunningham and the right to swap 2013 first round picks (exercised; Cleveland moved from #30 and Nemanja Nedovic to #19 and Sergey Karasev), to Cleveland in exchange for Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga. |
| 1999 - 2003 | Arizona (NCAA) |
| June 2003 - March 2012 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) |
| March 2012 - June 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) |
December 13, 2013
Luke Walton - Last season, Walton got some decent run for the first time in a few years, and averaged the unlikely but pleasant statline of 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. However, his passing and headiness are all he has left, at 33, with little offensive talent, and a litany of injuries. Walton insists he has not yet retired, but he was hired last month as a player development coach for the L.A. D-Fenders of the D-League, which sure seems like a transitional move.
June 9, 2011
[T]he amnesty clause (that we're having to pretend will exist here, but which almost certainly will exist in some form) will further expand the range of available talents. A lot of decent players are going to become available, not because they can't play the game, but because they can't justify their contract. A lot of the candidates are obvious and inevitable, some perhaps less so. Here's a potential list:
- L.A. Lakers: Luke Walton - Probably needs no explanation. Walton is not a member of the rotation, even when he is healthy, and such health is increasingly hard to come by.