Luke Walton not concerned about future with Kings despite another failed season

Luke Walton has been the Sacramento Kings head coach since April 2019. He has yet to lead them to a postseason appearance. 

After another failed year for the Kings, who finished with a 31-41 record, Walton was asked about his future with the franchise. 

The 41-year-old is not concerned.

"It doesn't weigh on me because it's the same thing I always talk about — it's control what you can control — the same message I give my players every day," Walton said, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. "To me, the storyline and the focus of Sacramento right now should be on this team and the excitement of what we saw out of our young rookie in Tyrese [Haliburton] and the progress that De'Aaron Fox made and the year Richaun Holmes and Harrison Barnes had, and even Buddy — watching Buddy continue to grow and start having games with seven or eight assists and low turnovers."

Walton isn't the first coach to struggle in Sacramento. The team has rolled through 10 coaches in the last 15 years, and none of those coaches have been able to clinch a postseason berth.

The Kings last made the playoffs during the 2005-06 campaign and haven't made it past the second round since the 2001-02 season. 

With young stars like Haliburton and Fox, Sacramento is hoping the future will be better. The only question is whether or not Walton will be leading the way.