Lakers head coach JJ Redick appears to have the trust and respect of his two superstars at the end of his first year as a head coach.

The day after the Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, they're naturally already thinking and talking about next season. They were expected to be legitimate championship contenders this spring after landing Luka Doncic in a seismic trade three months ago,

But Kendrick Perkins, Redick's former ESPN colleague, drove pretty hard to the hole pinning the early exit on coaching decisions while appearing on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt.