NBA Rumors: Lakers ‘Zeroing In’ on JJ Redick for HC Job amid James Borrego Interest
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The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly are “zeroing in” on earlier NBA participant and present ESPN broadcaster JJ Redick as the “front-runner to be the franchise’s next head coach,” in step with Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
Per that file, “No closing decision has been made but, and the Lakers soundless private steps final in their head-instructing search job, league sources acknowledged. However the indicators are proper that Redick is their main selection at this stage.”
Per that file, the Lakers private already interviewed Boston Celtics assistant Sam Cassell, Miami Heat assistant Chris Quinn, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori and Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman.
However the team has largely narrowed its search to Redick and present Novel Orleans Pelicans partner coach and earlier Charlotte Hornets head James Borrego, in step with Charania.
He added that numerous team officials private reportedly was “infatuated” with Redick and that earlier Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has “was a respected unofficial resource for the Lakers all by means of the technique,” on condition that he has a “deep info of candidates, equivalent to Redick and others, [that] affords a lens into the culture the group needs and the traits of a possible personnel round the subsequent head coach.”
Those traits reportedly consist of a candidate who will inquire accountability within the locker room and “tirelessly sport-arrangement and present a level of structure and group,” per Charania.
Redick has by no formula served as a head coach, bringing an absence of journey to the role, nonetheless he’s rapidly was a respected resolve in the NBA podcasting and broadcasting home. His podcast with Lakers megastar LeBron James, the Thoughts the Game Pod, has fueled speculation that Redick would private the scoop for the L.A. gig given their relationship.
As a participant, Redick became one of essentially the most efficient three-level shooters of his generation, averaging 12.8 aspects per sport whereas taking pictures 41.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Diverse coaches private successfully transitioned from the media home without instructing journey, most notably four-time champion Steve Kerr with the Golden Inform Warriors. Waiting for Redick to was the subsequent Kerr, on the opposite hand—one of essentially the most embellished NBA coaches in the 21st century—is extra than a bit optimistic.
The Lakers are also in drawl-or-bust mode, given the ticking clock on James’ career. Redick is strolling into one of many very top-profile jobs in sports actions, with out a journey and an expectation to drawl without lengthen. It could most likely well maybe be a trial by fireplace if he’s finally hired.
