A good first day for D.J. Smith, who is tasked with putting the past in the past while turning the ship around in Los Angeles

For D.J. Smith, the first part of moving forward is extinguishing the past. And I’m not talking about the first 59 games of this season, which need their own form of being extinguished. Rsther, it’s about the footing that hasn’t been established because of what happened prior. For the Kings, it’s about more than that. […] For D.J. Smith, the first part of moving forward is extinguishing the past. And I’m not talking about the first 59 games of this season, which need their own form of being extinguished. Rsther, it’s about the footing that hasn’t been established beca... [9723 chars]