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JJ Redick didn't know Austin Reaves was good for the Lakers

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

It's easy to assess that Austin Reaves is good at basketball. How good he is and at what point there can be differences of opinion between Lakers fans and basketball fans. The last year has been up and down for Reaves. His slow start resulted in him being benched and struggling to return to his […]

Gabe Vincent credits JJ Redick for a unique role as the Lakers' head coach

October 23, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

After a first year filled with injuries, Gabe Vincent is finally healthy and played in five of the Lakers' six preseason games during their exhibition schedule. Vincent has now completed a complete training camp has more insight than the fans at home how things are going under Lakers coach JJ Redick. After the team's preseason […]

Rui Hachimura roasted Julius Randle after the Lakers beat the Wolves

October 23, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

There are certain things that often go unsaid by players in the NBA. For example, behind closed doors, teams may identify a weakness or a player they believe they can attack, but in most cases they do not often reveal this to the media. Tuesday was not one of those times. The Lakers opened their […]

D'Angelo Russell believes D'Angelo Russell has impressed this preseason

October 23, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

If you're a fan of wild D'Angelo Russell quotes, another one has just been added to his greatest hits. During the Lakers shootaround on Thursday, Russell was asked who impressed him in training camp. His answer? Him, of course. D'Angelo Russell was his usual confident self this morning when asked who has impressed him so […]

JJ Redick likes Anthony Davis shooting 3-pointers for the Lakers

October 23, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

In Anthony Davis' final preseason game against the Phoenix Suns, he was, in a word, great. The Lakers great grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 35 points in the 34 minutes he played. What made his offensive performance most impressive was his three-point shooting. He pressured people in the zone, hit the mid-range floater and from […]

Rui Hachimura gives advice to Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht

October 18, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

In the midst of the preseason, the Lakers' younger players have provided some of the team's finest moments to date. Jalen Hood-Schifino shined in training camp and Quincy Olivari helped the reserves prevail against the Milwaukee Bucks and give JJ Redick his first win as a coach, albeit in the preseason. In the win against […]

JJ Redick shares his thoughts on the Lakers' offensive process against the Warriors

October 16, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Since the Lakers only scored 97 points in their preseason loss to the Golden State Warriors, one might think that this was a poor offensive performance. In many ways you are right. This was Los Angeles' lowest point total this preseason and represented its second-worst 3-point percentage at 27.5% of 40 attempts. Still, head coach […]

Even Bronny is kind of throwing shade at Darvin Ham this preseason

October 5, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

While there were many interesting quotes and developments to watch in the preseason, one thing was abundantly clear: the Lakers really didn't like Darvin Ham. A side effect of changing coaching staff while retaining virtually all players is that every quote is analyzed and compared to last season. But perhaps the funniest person lent a […]

LeBron James will miss the Lakers' first preseason game against the Wolves

October 4, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The Lakers will unofficially open their season on Friday when they host the Wolves in a preseason matchup against the Wolves in Palm Springs. However, they will be doing so without LeBron James. While head coach JJ Redick said that both LeBron and Anthony Davis will play opening weekend, the team announced Friday afternoon that […]