Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has had to toy with the starting lineup for most of the 2024-25 season. Some of it was due to injury with players like Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves missing some time. But it was also to get different looks — like the shooting of Dalton Knecht or the defense of Gabe Vincent — to begin games.
Vincent as a starter is something that Redick has turned to only twice so far this season. The first came in a win over the Utah Jazz and the second came after back-to-back embarrassing blowouts in their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.