JJ Redick Praises Warriors' 'Connective Brain Tissue,' Lakers 'Don't Have That Yet'

After the Los Angeles Lakers opened their season with a loss to the Golden State Warriors, head coach JJ Redick made an observation of something the Dubs have that his team doesn't.

Chemistry.

"The other thing that makes them such a great opponent, when they're on the court, they have such a connective brain tissue between Steph (Curry) and Jimmy (Butler) and Steve (Kerr) and Draymond (Green)," Redick said. "There's a continuity there. Jimmy fit in seamlessly because he's such a smart basketball player."

Redick added that while his team lacks the "connective brain tissue" that the Warriors have, he believes things will workout eventually.

"Our team, by the end of last season, had a connective brain tissue," Redick said. "We functioned really well as a unit, whatever group was out there. We just don't have that yet. We don't have that connectivity where we all trust and know each other on both ends of the floor, we know exactly what we're doing. We're gonna get there. I'm very confident we're gonna get there."

While the Lakers retained their core of LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves over the offseason, there were a handful of changes, the most notable being the addition of Deandre Ayton in free agency.

Redick clearly thinks the Lakers need some time to figure things out. Luckily for him, he has 81 games remaining to do so.