The Los Angeles Lakers had a terrible bench unit in 2024-25. From a pure production standpoint, the group has actually gotten worse in 2025-26. Luckily for JJ Redick, LeBron James and Austin Reaves offer the perfect solution to the second-unit woes in Los Angeles.
Last season, James was tasked with quarterbacking the bench players all by his lonesome. It led to a statistical outlier for the Lakers superstar which his critics would not shut up about.
LeBron's season debut for Los Angeles suggested Redick may still be looking towards his aging superstar to help elevate some of the support pieces of the second unit.