Don't tell the Los Angeles Lakers that shooting reigns supreme in modern day basketball. After JJ Redick and his staff tried to go in that direction last season, 2025-26 has quietly featured the team backing away from that strategy with noticeable abruptness.
With new personnel in the building, the Lakers have not had the same urgency they did last season when it came to letting the basketball fly from beyond the arc. There are layers to why this change has happened, and why this might just be the norm in Los Angeles for the immediate future.
Lakers are completely changing where their offense is coming from
Looking at the Lakers offense following the All-Star break offers the best example of what Redick and his staff were trying to do following the Luka Doncic trade.