L.A.'s new head coach has a new plan of attack for 2024-25.
During a recentinterview, new Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick appeared to take a pot shot at the coaching strategies employed his predecessor at the position, fellow former NBA wing Darvin Ham.
While sitting in with former ESPN coworkers Doris Burke and Mark Jones , Redick singled out the seemingly "random" offenseive sets Ham would occasionally run in his two-year tenure with the club. During that time, Ham led the club to a 90-74 overall record and a pair of playoff appearances, including one win. In 2022-23, Ham helped guide the Lakers all the way to a Western Conference Finals berth.
“If you look at the efficiency numbers when you look at playing ‘random’ vs in sets, the sets had a higher efficiency.”“If you look at the efficiency numbers when you look at playing ‘random’ vs in sets, the sets had a higher efficiency,” Redick opined. Redick has already mentioned plans to modernize the way Los Angeles handles its offense in 2024-25. Los Angeles general manager/team president Rob Pelinka's selection of former Tennessee Volunteers sharpshooting guard Dalton Knecht seems to suggest Pelinka is at least on board with Redick's thinking, which appears to place a newfound emphasis on three point shooting off the catch and more read-and-react behavior, which Redick has allowed to in his past pressers.
L.A. has made no moves of any significance in free agency, outside of allowing former reserve forward Taurean Prince to walk and re-signing rarely-used restricted shooting guard Max Christie.
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