The Los Angeles Lakers have been led by first-time head coach JJ Redick this season, and have had relatively strong results. Behind superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the emergence of Austin Reaves as a bonafide third option and primary playmaker, the Lakers are 27-19 through 46 games, good enough for fifth in the Western Conference.
Through 46 games in 2023-24 under Darvin Ham, the Lakers were 23-23. The year prior, they were 21-25. In fact, it’s the Lakers best start in four years, when they were 29-17 in 2020-21 under head coach Frank Vogel with a much different roster that only shared James and Davis with the current group.