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Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant (Image courtesy: clutchpoints.com)
Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant (Image courtesy: clutchpoints.com)

#4 Youngest coach in the NBA- Luke Walton

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Luke Walton(R) is now the head coach of the Lakers

Luke Walton is currently the youngest coach in the NBA. Having played 10 seasons as a forward and winning two championships with the Lakers during his playing career, Walton returned to his old team as the head coach to train the next generation of the Lakers and bring back some much-needed glory to the franchise.

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Walton had one championship as an assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2015. In the absence of Steve Kerr for the first 43 games of the next season, he coached the Warriors in the 2015-16 season to a 39-4 record.

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