Lakers’ failure to develop young players must improve to compete in West

Fuente: New York Post

When JJ Redick took over as the Lakers’ head coach in June 2024, he and Rob Pelinka, the franchise’s general manager and now president of basketball operations, laid out many emphases that fit into their vision of the franchise. Among them was player development – with the exact phrase being mentioned by Redick and Pelinka at least 13 times during Redick’s introductory press conference on June 24, 2024. 5 Player development was a point of emphasis when Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick joined the franchise.