Lakers Hire JJ Redick

The Lakers split their weekend games, falling to the Warriors on Friday but then taking down the Raptors on Sunday. Pete and Darius dive into the trends coming out of both games, highlighted by Luka Dončić’s brilliant performances in both games, the starting group continuing to r ... Show More

Pete and Darius discuss some of the things that have stood out to them as early trends through the Lakers first five games of the season, deciphering whether the team’s offense is real, diving into team’s struggles on the defensive glass, debating whether the team’s turnover issu ... Show More

Coming off their first loss of the year, on the second night of a back-to-back, and without Luka Dončić and Ziaire Williams, the Lakers bounced back with a good win against the Clippers to move to 4-1 on the season. Pete and Darius discuss the win, diving into Jarred Vanderbilt’s ... Show More

Jason Timpf reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers hiring JJ Redick as their next head coach. Jason discusses the risk factor of hiring Redick, how he will work with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and why "success feels inevitable" for Los Angeles. 4:00 - Why Reddick hire is no more “ ... Show More

Logan, Raja, and Howard are back to react to the Lakers hiring JJ Redick as their head coach, then discuss if he’ll be on a short leash next season (01:30). They also get into whether LeBron James has accepted his winning window has closed or if he’ll join another contender (15:4 ... Show More

Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks talk through all of the angles of the Alex Caruso-Josh Giddey trade, look at landing spots for Paul George, weigh in on the Kings' cap sheet and potential moves, and discuss the state of the Lakers now that they've landed a head coach in JJ Redick. Sam ... Show More

Jason Timpf is joined by Jovan Buha of The Athletic to break down how JJ Redick wound up as the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jason and Jovan discuss what occurred behind the scenes to bring Redick to LA, the impact LeBron James and Anthony Davis had on the hire, and ... Show More

Zach is joined by Ian Begley of SNY to discuss Joel Embiid's contract extension and legacy through this point of his career and they discuss the news that Mitchell Robinson is going to miss the start of the season and what the Knicks plan to do at center. Then, new Los Angeles La ... Show More

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo and Rob Mahoney for an emergency podcast to discuss the bombshell news that Luka Doncic is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers! Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ryen Russillo and Rob Mahoney 'Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is com ... Show More

WATCH CLIPS ON YOUTUBE! SUBSCRIBE TO THE FIRST THINGS FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL (00:00) Could Jalen Hurts lose his Eagles starting QB job like Carson Wentz did? / JJ Redick reaction (25:13) More likely that Caleb Williams is the best QB in the NFC North or the worst as a rookie? (33: ... Show More

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Jovan Buha of The Athletic and Spectrum SportsNet to discuss the new-look Lakers with their new head coach, JJ Redick, and rookies Dalton Knecht and Bronny James. They also discuss a fun Lakers summer league team, including Blake Hinson and ... Show More