The Los Angeles Lakers split with their coach, Darvin Ham, in 2024, and they needed a suitable replacement at that time. Dan Hurley, who had a strong record of coaching at UConn, seemed like a good choice, but Hurley chose to stay with UConn. This allowed JJ Redick to become the Lakers’ coach, even though he had never had a professional coaching career before.

The Lakers had so many big moves this season. They shifted their focus to the rising star Luka Doncic and reduced the responsibility of veteran presence LeBron James as a key player. Under Redick’s leadership, the team aims big with new additions, including DeAndre Ayton and Marcus Smart. In the meantime, Hurley talked about his experience with the Lakers. He once turned down the franchise to lead, and he talked about that in a rece

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