JJ Redickโs first 2 seasons as the Lakers head coach:
50 wins in Year 1. 53 wins in Year 2. Top 4 in the West both times. First Lakers coach with back-to-back 50-win seasons since Phil Jackson. A 57-4 record when leading after 3 quarters.
He came in with zero coaching experience, inherited a roster riddled with injuries, navigated a mid-season franchise player trade, and still never dipped below the standard.
Everyone said he had no business being here. Two years later, he has proven everyone wrong.
*THIS IS BRUTAL TO WATCH * Luke Kennard here is penalized for catching an elbow jab strike to the chest and for not simply moving out of SGAโs way.
But the best part is watching the ref not even raise his hand for the call until he realizes that SGAโs shot rolls off the rim.
BLATANT & INEXPLICABLE!
"The way basketball works, usually the more physical team and the team that imposes their will more just wins."
โ SGA on being the more physical team against the Lakers.