The Los Angeles Lakers have recently held a short leash on head coaches, but general manager Rob Pelinka expressed confidence in JJ Redick after the team’s first-round playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Lakers were favored to defeat the Timberwolves and advance to at least the second round of the postseason, but fell short as they lost in five games to Minnesota. Redick notably became defensive about his inexperience ahead of the final game of the series when a reporter asked if he planned to lean on his assistants.
