The Los Angeles Lakers have been solid early in the season, starting hot with a 17-7 record, which has them in fourth place in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, the team has faced injuries throughout their time so far, with LeBron James out early, and now, it’s Austin Reaves. With him reportedly going down, head coach JJ Redick is likely to make changes.

“The continual failure of things has a shelf life,” Redick told the media after practice. “I have a belief in the rotation. We essentially started that group, [Deandre Ayton] for Jaxson [Hayes], for much of last year’s run when we were the number one defense in the league.”

The Lakers, despite being a top-10 offense in the league with a 119.3 offensive rating, have a bottom-10 defense with a 117.7 defensive rating, and have struggle

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