Taylyn HadleyJanuary 1, 2025
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Following the Los Angeles Lakers' trade of D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith, Lakers coach J.J. Redick had full marks for the 28-year-old guard.
“We're gon na miss his playmaking. We're gon na miss his ball-handling. We're gon na miss his shooting,” Redick stated, per Lakers Nation's Daniel Starkand. “He's had a number of video game, consisting of just recently the 2nd video game in Sac, the Portland video game here, where we do not win those video games without him … We're gon na miss out on a lot from DLo.”
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“Loved training DLo. I informed you guys this previously, I invested more time with that guy and on the phone this summertime, on the golf course,” Reddick stated, according to Starkand. “I informed him lot of times that I desire a terrific result for him and I'm hoping he has an excellent remainder of the year.”
The first-year head coach shares a close bond with Russell, having actually played together with him throughout Russell's novice season with the Lakers in 2015-16 and once again in 2016-17.
Having actually shared the court with him and now training him are different experiences, however Redick applauded Russell's on-court capabilities, confessing that the Lakers would have lost a handful of video games without him.
Russell was the Lakers second-leading scorer in the Lakers 103-99 success over the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 21 with 20 points.
Redick included that the whole dynamic of the lineup and replacements will go through a considerable modification following Russell's departure.
“I believe with the method we replace and the method we've sort of developed with a few of the non-starting lineups and how those things go,” Redick stated per Starkand. “AR (Austin reaves) and LeBron (James) will be out there often together and often by themselves. They're gon na have as much, if not more, duty in terms of playmaking.”
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