Redick Hosted Productive Meeting To Go Over Lakers’ Identity w/Players

JJ Redick Hosted Productive Meeting To Go Over Lakers’ Identity With Players https://t.co/8tBtrgvAqq

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In terms of what he expects from the Lakers as a whole, Redick wasted no time in looking to set that tone as he held a meeting with the entire team the night before training camp kicked off in order to establish the team’s identity.

“It was good. The reason I did that, one of the things that I’m big on is efficiency,” Redick said following the Lakers’ first practice. I haven’t been around LeBron a ton, but I know that’s big for him as well. And I think as any NBA player will tell you, they really value their time. And I did not want to take time today to have some long meetings. So I used last night as a meeting to just set the tone for who we’re gonna be on both ends of the floor and the things that we’re gonna value as a group. That’s really what last night was about.”

These first few weeks will be absolutely crucial for Redick in terms of establishing that culture with this Lakers team. Every player knowing what is expected of them both individually and as a team overall goes a long way and LeBron James understands exactly what the goal was of this meeting.

“Just setting the standard, setting the course of action and how we expect to play every single night — no matter who is playing,” LeBron said. “It’s not about who is playing, it’s about what we want to do every night. We want to play the same way every single night.”