On Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Los Angeles Lakers have employed 15-year NBA veteran JJ Redick to be their subsequent head coach.
The previous Duke celebrity performed for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks.
He retied after the 2020-21 season.
Through Wojnarowski: “ESPN Sources: JJ Redick has agreed on a four-year contract to grow to be the following coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Rob Pelinka provided job this morning and Redick’s began engaged on a workers to encompass himself with expertise.”
Following the information, Lakers legend Magic Johnson despatched out two posts on X.
Johnson’s first submit: “I’m cautiously optimistic that this new rent is successful for each the Lakers and JJ Reddick. I loved watching him as a participant – nice 3-point capturing, excessive basketball IQ, ardour for the sport, and psychological and bodily toughness. If he can convey how he performed professionally to the Lakers – this might work out! However will his transition from star basketball participant to move coach find yourself like Steve Kerr, Jason Kidd, Ty Lue, or Doc Rivers or the previous NBA gamers turned coaches who weren’t profitable?”
Johnson’s second submit: “Naming a head coach was simply step one. Even larger than naming JJ Reddick because the Head Coach, Rob Pelinka’s subsequent step should be to enhance the roster if we’re going to compete towards all of the powerhouse groups within the West just like the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Mavericks, Suns, Thunder, Spurs, and the Clippers.”
The Lakers are coming off a season the place they had been the seventh seed within the Western Convention with a 47-35 document.
They misplaced to the Denver Nuggets within the first spherical of the NBA playoffs (in 5 video games).
Following the season, the Lakers fired Darvin Ham after two seasons on the helm.