Here are three ways the Lakers are dramatically different this year -- and one way they are troublingly the same.

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Phoenix Suns in Arizona. Before the game, the Lakers made several roster moves by assigning Jalen Hood-

Los Angeles Lakers head coach J.J. Redick began training camp by showing players a video presentation on which team values he saw as "non-negotiables"

The Los Angeles Lakers field pretty much the same roster as last year, but watching them feels like a completely different team, and credit goes to rookie head coach JJ Redick. For instance, they didn’t stumble out of the gate as in the past couple of seasons,