Lakers’ JJ Redick says team must be in ‘championship shape’ next season

Lakers’ JJ Redick says team must be in ‘championship shape’ next season

EL SEGUNDO — Not long after the Lakers’ 2024-25 season came to a disappointing conclusion with their Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves last week, the analysis of what they can do to improve next season began. And after witnessing his team struggle in the fourth quarters throughout the first-round playoff series, Coach JJ Redick immediately mentioned players’ conditioning as something that needs to improve if they want to contend for a ch…

Pacific Notes: Post, Jackson, Kings Draft Workout, Frank, Redick

Quinten Post went from a second-round rookie on a two-way contract to a regular contributor on a standard deal this season with Warriors. Post, who only played six minutes in the Game 1 win over Minnesota on Tuesday, is grateful for how his rookie campaign unfolded. “It’s always a bunch of factors combined. Obviously, you need to have self-belief,” he told Mark Medina of Sportskeeda. “Even when I was in the G League, I had this belief in myself …

Nets Trade Cam Johnson To The Los Angeles Lakers

As the Los Angeles Lakers enter the 2025 offseason, they do so having numerous questions, and numerous roster holes to fill after they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. To have that be the outcome after trading for Luka Doncic to go all-in on winning LeBron James one more championship before he retires is not how the Lakers envisioned the outcome being. To ensure that they don’t fall short of expec…

Rui Hachimura Feels Lakers Need To Add Size & Rebounding

Rui Hachimura turned in his best overall campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 season, becoming a reliable 3-point shooter and showing an increased sense of urgency on the glass. Hachimura was leaned on as one of the few frontcourt players with size in the Lakers rotation, but his valiant efforts weren’t enough to keep the team from being eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Los Angeles lost in five games, and the overarch…