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Luke Walton

Retired • Retired after 2014 season • SF • 10 years of NBA experience

Height6'8

Weight235 lbs

Born28th March 1980 (age 46)

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft32nd pick, 2003

Pre-draft teamArizona

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Stats

Year	League	Team	G	MPG	PTS/G	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2003-04	NBA	L.A. Lakers	72	10.1	2.4	0.9	2.1	42.5%	0.2	0.5	33.3%	0.4	0.6	70.5%	0.5	1.2	1.8	1.6	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.0
2004-05	NBA	L.A. Lakers	61	12.6	3.2	1.2	3.0	41.1%	0.3	1.0	26.2%	0.6	0.8	70.8%	0.9	1.4	2.3	1.5	0.4	0.2	1.0	1.1
2005-06	NBA	L.A. Lakers	69	19.3	5.0	2.0	4.8	41.2%	0.3	0.8	32.7%	0.8	1.1	75.0%	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.3	0.6	0.2	1.1	1.7
2006-07	NBA	L.A. Lakers	60	33.0	11.4	4.4	9.3	47.4%	0.8	2.1	38.7%	1.8	2.4	74.5%	1.5	3.6	5.0	4.3	1.0	0.4	2.0	2.0
2007-08	NBA	L.A. Lakers	74	23.4	7.2	2.9	6.5	45.0%	0.4	1.1	33.3%	1.0	1.5	70.6%	1.1	2.8	3.9	2.9	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.8
2008-09	NBA	L.A. Lakers	65	17.9	5.0	2.1	4.7	43.6%	0.3	0.9	29.8%	0.6	0.9	71.9%	0.8	1.9	2.8	2.7	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.6
2009-10	NBA	L.A. Lakers	29	9.4	2.4	1.0	2.9	35.7%	0.2	0.6	41.2%	0.1	0.1	50.0%	0.4	0.9	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.7
2010-11	NBA	L.A. Lakers	54	9.0	1.7	0.7	2.1	32.8%	0.1	0.6	23.5%	0.1	0.2	70.0%	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.7
2011-12	NBA	L.A. Lakers	9	7.2	1.3	0.7	1.6	42.9%	0.0	0.4	0.0%	0.0	0.0	–	0.7	0.9	1.6	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.0
2011-12	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	14.2	2.0	0.9	2.4	35.3%	0.3	0.8	43.8%	0.0	0.0	–	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.4	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.5
2011-12	NBA	Total (NBA)	30	12.1	1.8	0.8	2.2	36.9%	0.2	0.7	35.0%	0.0	0.0	–	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.9	1.4
2012-13	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	50	17.1	3.4	1.4	3.6	39.2%	0.4	1.3	29.9%	0.2	0.4	50.0%	0.8	2.1	2.9	3.3	0.8	0.3	1.2	2.0

Teams

Date	Team
1999 - 2003	Arizona (NCAA)
June 2003 - March 2012	L.A. Lakers (NBA)
March 2012 - June 2013	Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)

Transactions

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 Cavaliers moved from #30 and Nemanja Nedovic to #19 and Sergey Karasev), to Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga.

Awards

Year	Award	Team
2010	NBA Champion	Los Angeles Lakers
2009	NBA Champion	Los Angeles Lakers

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Looking for an unsigned forward? These guys are available

13th December 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.

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Chicago's Meticulously Crafted 2011 Offseason Plan That Relies An Awful Lot Upon Guesswork

9th June 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.