Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves recently talked to local reporters via Zoom about the upcoming American Century Championship golf tournament.
In the same interview, Austin Reaves also discussed the current state of his team, and his comments about the ongoing coaching search raised some eyebrows as many thought that he threw shade on his former head coach Darvin Ham.
“I feel like that’s something you need in any sport you play, like consistency in basically a system and just growing that with what we have, obviously Bron and AD is a very special duo to have, but just growing a system around those two to basically help in whatever they need and then playing around them,” Reaves said via Daniel Starkand of Lakers Nation.
“But I think that we’re heading in the right direction, obviously with a coaching change coming up. I don’t know when they’re hiring a coach, so I’m right there with y’all on that news. But hopefully, we get somebody that comes to work every single day the way that we do ready to go try to win a championship,” he added.
After losing to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham after two seasons. Under Ham, the Los Angeles Lakers compiled a 90-74 record, but he was often criticized for his lack of in-game adjustments and poor lineup decisions.
JJ Redick is listed as the frontrunner for the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching job
The Los Angeles Lakers continue their search for their next head coach, and according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, JJ Redick is the favorite to get the job.
Redick, 39, has never coached at a high level. But he played 15 seasons in the NBA with the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks.
Before gaining interest from the Los Angeles Lakers, JJ Redick interviewed for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching vacancy, which was eventually given to Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee.
