Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. With all players already evaluated, today, we finish by taking a look at head coach JJ Redick.
While there were bumps in the road and the ending left a sour taste in Lakers fans' mouths, overall, Redick’s rookie campaign as head coach was a success.
He navigated the team through injuries and a massive, roster-altering trade but still arrived at a 50-win season . This is the same number of victories Pat Riley had when he was a first-year head coach and the most wins by a Lakers team since the 2019-20 title season.
However, the Lakers' glory ended when the postseason began.
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