As for first-year coach JJ Redick, his standing in L.A. may be the clearest despite getting rather quickly knocked out of the postseason by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the five-game series. Redick's job is safe, team sources recently told The Athletic, and the Lakers are "optimistic about his future with the franchise."

Redick found less postseason success than the Lakers' last few first-year head coaches. Frank Vogel made his Lakers debut by leading the team to a title in the 2020 bubble playoffs. Darvin Ham capped off his first season in Los Angeles by taking the Lakers to the 2023 Western Conference Finals.

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs last Wednesday night by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a gentleman’s sweep on the heels of a monster performance from Rudy Gobert, who dominated the boards with 24 rebounds and poured in a playoff career-high 27 points.