Los Angeles Lakers announce coaching staff hires

The Los Angeles Lakers announced new additions to head coach Luke Walton's staff on Friday.

The 36-year-old Walton took over as the Lakers coach after completing his run as an assistant with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

The Lakers hired Jud Buechler, Brian Keefe and Theo Robertson as player development coaches, joining associate head coach Brian Shaw and assistant coaches Jesse Mermuys and Mark Madsen.

Buechler enjoyed a 12-year playing career highlighted by winning three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1996-98. He also played for the Nets, Spurs, Warriors, Pistons, Suns and Magic from 1990-2002 seasons and appeared in 720 regular season and 71 postseason games.

Buechler also was a college star at Arizona, the same school in which Walton later was a standout player.

Keefe spent the last two seasons serving as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks. Prior to his stint with the Knicks, Keefe spent seven seasons working with the Oklahoma City Thunder after joining the franchise in the summer of 2007, where he was a player development coach for two years before spending his last five seasons as an assistant coach.

Robertson joins the Lakers after spending the previous two seasons with the Warriors, where he was part of the 2015 NBA championship as the team's video intern, working with Steve Kerr's coaching staff assisting with game preparation. He was promoted to video coordinator/player development prior to the 2015-16 season, working on-court with players in addition to his game-planning responsibilities.

The Lakers also named Casey Owens as assistant coach/advance professional scout and Will Scott as video coordinator.

Owens transitions to his role with the Lakers after spending last season serving as head coach for their Development League affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders. In his first season with the D-Fenders, Owens led the team to its second Western Conference championship and a trip to the D-League Finals.

Scott has assisted the Lakers in the video room since the 2011-12 season, while simultaneously working for the D-Fenders.