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Sacramento Kings: Will Luke Walton Take Advantage of New Opportunity?

By John Kelly

Luke Walton is introduced as the Sacramento Kings new head coach on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the team practice facility inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. (Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images)
Luke Walton is introduced as the Sacramento Kings new head coach on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the team practice facility inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. (Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images) /
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Las Vegas, NV – JULY 11: Sacramento Kings Head Coach Luke Walton , Peja Stojakovi and General Manager Vlade Divac attend a game between the Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers during Day 7 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 11, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
Las Vegas, NV – JULY 11: Sacramento Kings Head Coach Luke Walton , Peja Stojakovi and General Manager Vlade Divac attend a game between the Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers during Day 7 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 11, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /

6 Stages To Building A Dynasty

It does not matter now if you thought Joerger earned a shot to coach one more year. Luke Walton is Divac’s choice and the pair are tied at the hip. As you look at the statistics from both Walton and Joerger, both coaches have similar results in their last few seasons. It comes down to who does Vlade has faith in to deliver the Kings into the next stage?

Stage one is changing the culture, which the Kings did when they officially traded DeMarcus Cousins in 2017. Stage two is having a winning record which the Kings have not achieved yet. Stage three is making the playoffs, the box is still unchecked for this one too. Stage four is making it to the NBA Finals, stage five wins a championship, and stage six is winning multiple championships. All this equals the dynasty that every basketball franchise strives to obtain.

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Four Years To Make It Happen

Vlade Divac and Luke Walton have four years to make the Kings’ rebuild a success. Plain and simple, if the Kings can improve their defense and come up with a system that enhances every one of their players’ skills, then the Kings can keep climbing up the ladder of stages that I mentioned above.

Good luck to Luke Walton as next season for the Kings will be huge on whether they can be a championship team or not in the next few years. 

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