Lakers guard Luke Walton can become a free agent after the NBA finals, and the fourth-year forward might sign elsewhere.

"Ultimately, I'd like to be back, but it's hard to say" what's going to happen, Walton said. "It's free agency, so I have to go out and see what else is out there?. It's part of the business."

"In a perfect world, I'd be back here in L.A. with the same guys and the same coaches. Hopefully, we'd be able to build on this and compete for a championship with these guys."