JJ Redick already says the Los Angeles Lakers need to be in better shape next season after the coach watched his team fade in its first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Head coach JJ Redick says the Lakers must get into "championship shape" if they're going to contend for an NBA title next season.

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a long offseason after they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Which means they will have plenty of time to get in better shape.

It's not that their first-round loss to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves was super surprising—Minnesota had a much better net rating this season—it's that the series loss exposed some of the bigger issues with the rest of the roster.

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The Lakers acquired Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in hopes of giving James a better chance to earn a fifth career NBA championship. Despite achieving the No. 3 seed in the West

Star guard Luka Doncic arrived in Los Angeles just three months ago via a blockbuster trade, and in the end, he played fewer than 25 games alongside fellow star LeBron James during the regular season.

Suggesting the Los Angeles Lakers won't enter the 2025-26 campaign with the same assets isn't a hot take. It would be ludicrous to believe the organization's current roster can compete for titles in the Western Conference,