Nemesis Redick renews contract, Doncic is fooled

The new NBA season from 2025 to 2026 is about to start. The Lakers also held a press conference today and talked about many topics, including the renewal of James, Hachimura and others. But the most critical message is that head coach Redick, who just signed a four-year contract with the Lakers last year, renewed his contract with the Lakers this year!

The content of the Lakers' management conference

Let's first look at the specific content of the Lakers' press conference today. First, Pelinka summarized the Lakers' signings this summer, and getting center Ayton was the biggest gain. In the 3D aspect, Pelinka said that the Lakers have introduced several very good wingers. There is a little doubt in this regard. After leaving Finney Smith and coming to Laravia, so where are the few mentioned?

Then, regarding LeBron James, Pelinka said that James chose to stay in the Lakers instead of entering the free market. He said that the Lakers were very happy, and even said that the Lakers' signings this year were prepared for James' championship, and he hoped that James could retire from the Lakers. I almost believed this. Didn’t you all hope James will leave before? And this summer, the Lakers have never contacted James and have not talked about renewal. The Lakers' Records even said that the Lakers' management was so annoyed that James had been waiting for him to grow old and had been waiting for too long.

The Lakers renewed Redick

Subsequently, Pelinka revealed a very important information. He said that the Lakers renewed Redick recently, and we want to make it clear. It seems that he is very cautious, and this information was not asked by a reporter, and he took the initiative to say it.

Why did you need to renew Redick? Redick gave the reason, saying that in the team's coaching work and field performance, Redick is the core leader in basketball affairs.

Redick signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Lakers last summer, with an annual salary of $8 million. This annual salary cannot keep up with the front-line coach, but as a rookie coach, it is already very high.

After just one year of contract execution, the Lakers renewed their contract with Reddick. The specific number of years has not been discussed. As for the real thoughts of the Lakers management, I don’t know, but the reason is nothing more than these points.

First, Lakers General Manager Pelinkatu saves trouble, and finding a head coach every few days is also tiring. Vogel, later Hamm, and last year's college coach, frequently looking for a head coach without raising his salary, so why bother so much? Just give Redick a long appointment, which will save yourself trouble.

Second, Redick is very in line with the requirements of the Lakers' management. Vogel was a truly professional head coach. The characteristic of this kind of coach is that he is very professional, but he does not do enough in terms of human nature. Ham has a good grasp of the worldly style, but he is often keen on shirking responsibility, which makes the Lakers management very embarrassed. If Ham doesn't take responsibility, it can only be considered as the Lakers management's poor signing, and Pelinka will definitely not do it.

Third, the team has changed to a new boss, and it doesn't matter if it's not his own money.

Overall, according to normal practice, the Lakers' management will renew Redick this year, which is obviously not appropriate, because Ham signed a four-year, $20 million contract at that time is not over yet, and there is still 2-year, 10 million yuan left to be executed. As a lesson, the Lakers should not be so anxious to renew Redick.

Redick is not suitable for Doncic

So what impact will it have on the Lakers after renewing Redick? In fact, Doncic may not be so pleasant.

First of all, Redick is really not suitable for Doncic. Look at what Doncic was played on the defensive end in last year's playoffs? All his weaknesses on the defensive end were exposed, and the whole game was named, and Redick did not protect Doncic.

Secondly, Doncic is more suitable for a defensive coach partner. The reason is very simple, because Doncic's talent on the offensive end does not need to be questioned or requires much tactics. But on the defensive end, what the head coach needs to do is to make up for Doncic's weaknesses on the defensive end so that Doncic can attack wholeheartedly. It is obvious that Redick does not belong to such a head coach. Take the unlimited defense replacement as an example. Wouldn't it be that Doncic sent to the opponent's mouth?

Finally, the most important thing is that Doncic has just completed a contract renewal with the Lakers. His goal is to compete for the championship as soon as possible. To equip the peak Doncic with a first-year head coach, has James suffered so much that Doncic will take it again? Did Redick help Doncic compete for the championship? It was Doncic who helped Redick grow.

The sky has collapsed, and the dream of winning the championship between James and Doncic has shattered

The Lakers management has always believed that Redick has the potential of Pat Riley, which was said last year, but the problem is that Pat Riley only has one. Redick studied very seriously and worked very hard. These cannot be denied. However, the growth of any coach takes several years to accumulate enough experience and suffer enough losses to truly grow into a champion coach.

For James, this is his last year with the Lakers. Originally, the Lakers' signings this summer were quite good, but I believe that few people believe that Redick can help James win the championship.

For Doncic, he is the face of the Lakers in the next 10 years. Redick originally signed a 4-year contract, plus the renewal, and the total period is estimated to be 7-8 years, so Redick and Doncic are bound! Next, I can only wish Doncic good luck and not to be the next James. Vogel is very good, but was firecrackered by Westbrook. Then, I will accompany the new coach to grow up. I hope Redick can really become the next Pat Riley..

The sky collapses! Nemesis Redick renews his contract, Doncic is fooled, Ham's 10 million salary is not settled