4 Current NBA head coaches who won an NBA Championship as a player

Steve Kerr is among the few NBA coaches that captured a championship during their playing days
Steve Kerr is among the few NBA coaches that captured a championship during their playing days

#2 Luke Walton

Luke Walton won two titles during his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers
Luke Walton won two titles during his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers

Prior to getting his NBA coaching break as an assistant coach on the Golden State Warriors, Luke Walton spent 10 seasons in the league playing as a forward. Following four years at Arizona, Walton was drafted 32nd overall by the Lakers in the 2003 NBA draft, and the California native was a regular part of LA's rotation for the better part of a decade.

Playing on an LA team headlined by the late Kobe Bryant, Walton made seven trips to the playoffs during his time with the franchise, and the forward won his first title during the 2008-09 season.

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Walton played 21 times during LA's postseason run as they overcame the Orlando Magic in the Finals, and he was once again part of a championship-winning side the following year as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Finals to seal the franchise's 16th NBA championship.

Walton left the Lakers in 2012 and his two titles were enough to match the tally of his Hall of Fame father Bill Walton.

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