{"id":44933,"date":"2025-03-21T01:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=44933"},"modified":"2025-03-21T01:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:47:10","slug":"shocking-news-new-report-on-lakers-decision-to-make-major-coaching-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=44933","title":{"rendered":"Shocking News: New Report on Lakers&#8217; Decision to Make Major Coaching Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99471998\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) haven&#8217;t proven anything yet this season, but it&#8217;s as good of a start as new head coach JJ Redick could&#8217;ve asked for. The team shockingly acquired superstar guard Luka Doncic midseason and sits just one game behind the Denver Nuggets (44-25) and Houston Rockets (44-25) for second place in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200\/MjEzNTEwMjgxMTUyNzAxOTAz\/usatsi_25623751.jpg\" alt=\"New Report on Lakers' Decision to Make Major Coaching Move - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Redick was an unusual hire, especially for a high-profile team like the Lakers. The Duke alum had no prior coaching experience other than a volunteer gig with his fourth-grade son&#8217;s team at the Brooklyn Basketball Academy, so they took a chance.<\/p>\n<p>However, Redick has asserted himself as an accountable presence in the organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99472000\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>An example is when he\u00a0called the team out\u00a0for its lackluster performance in its 111-108 loss to the\u00a0Brooklyn Nets\u00a0(23-46) on March 10, via The Athletic&#8217;s Jovan Buha.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe just wanted to take shortcuts,\u201d Redick said. \u201c\u2026 Just shortcuts. You want to be a good team in the NBA? Want to win? 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It&#8217;s a marathon.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An example is when he\u00a0called the team out\u00a0for its lackluster performance in its 111-108 loss to the\u00a0Brooklyn Nets\u00a0(23-46) on March 10, via The Athletic&#8217;s Jovan Buha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99472003\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902462875287121990&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Fnew-report-on-lakers-decision-to-make-major-coaching-move&amp;sessionId=b504978034a597e678bd6aaa6bbb93a03b3f7272&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1902462875287121990\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99472004\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>&#8220;Sources close to the situation say Ham was told by higher-ups that his message was absolutely not the correct one to send, whether that be to his players or to fans,&#8221; 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