D’Angelo Russell is the newest Lakers participant to laud incoming coach JJ Redick and the brand new techniques he’s implementing in LA.
It’s no secret that Russell struggled to forge a powerful relationship with the Lakers final coach Darvin Ham over the previous two seasons.
However the guard is having a distinct expertise with Redick.
“I’m not throwing pictures at anyone … however I’ve by no means actually had the chance to construct a relationship with a coach over an extended time frame,” Russell stated, through ESPN. “For me to see how JJ is attempting to deliver the playcalls and simply stage of IQ into every follow and every movie session, to see how he’s prioritizing that. I’ve all the time been a man that desires to prioritize excessive IQ, [high-level] verbiage, [high-level] movie classes … like, let’s rise to that. And he’s clearly doing that. It’s one thing to sit up for.”
Russell went on to elucidate how he was out {golfing} this week and located himself considering again to one of many performs Redick had already carried out in camp.
He then reached out to Redick and confirmed his appreciation.
“I used to be on the golf course and I used to be eager about it and I despatched JJ a little bit voice notice,” Russell stated. “Thanking him for placing that [play] out. I’d by no means seen it. I’m not attempting to hype it up however I thanked him for exhibiting me that. … I noticed him moving into his bag proper there and it’s thrilling for gamers to note stuff like that.”
The Lakers will open their preseason with a sport towards the Timberwolves on Friday, which can mark Redick’s NBA teaching debut.
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