The day after the Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, they're naturally already thinking and talking about next season. They were expected to be legitimate championship contenders this spring after landing Luka Doncic in a seismic trade three months ago,

The Los Angeles Lakers' season will be on the line in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, and head coach JJ Redick was in no mood to talk about his substitution patterns during a pregame press conference.

JJ Redick, by and large, has had a successful first season as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. On Sunday, however, he made his first major decision that drew significant criticism. With the Lakers trailing the Minnesota Timberwolves 2-1 in their first-round series and most of his roster struggling,