The Lakers were hoping to change their status quo with a trade, and it turns out that the deal some time ago didn't work out too well. Although they traded Russell to the Nets in exchange for Finney Smith, who is known for his defense and three-point shooting, as well as Milton. But in a practical sense, Milton has been abandoned by Redick, and Finneysmith has now come to the Lakers and his role has been reduced, and he seems to be only a fixed-point shooter in the corner, and his average number of shots per game has dropped significantly compared to the previous Nets.

The Lakers still couldn't win against the Spurs today, and they have suffered three straight defeats. Instead of improving their team after the trade, the Lakers slipped defensively. After today's game, Finney Smith was also very puzzled by the team's defensive decline after the trade, and he personally thought that the tactical players assigned by Redick were not executed well on the court.

The scene during the timeout in the fourth quarter today is worth noting for fans, that is, when the Lakers called a timeout, Davis seemed to have an argument with head coach Redick when he communicated, which may lay a hidden danger for the atmosphere between the coaches in the future. You must know that the reason why Ham left the team is because Davis disagreed with some of Ham's coaching ideas last season, and Ham almost lost control of some of the team's players. So Hamm was eventually forced out of class.

And now the Lakers seem to be starting to show signs of this kind of discord again. Today, the Lakers frequently lost points on the inside, and people who didn't watch the game may think that Davis's defense in this game may be bad, but today Davis is frequently pulled to the outside by the Spurs, and he has no chance to participate in the rim under the basket. Because once you switch defenses, Davis will defend the outside players on the opposite side, and other players can punish some of the Lakers' defensive weaknesses by switching defenses. Moving Davis away from the basket can also make it easy for the opponent to burst inside. So now it's time for the Lakers to determine their defensive strategy, whether to switch defenses or choose not to change defenses.

If some of Redick's coaching ideas are not implemented by the players on the field, then it means that he has lost control of the team, and many people are not convinced of him. Hopefully we won't continue to see that happen in the future, Redick is a talented manager and he shouldn't have to step down for some reason just after taking over as a head coach, hopefully he won't follow in Ham's footsteps.