Los Angeles Lakers hire JJ Redick as coach, reports say

Los Angeles Lakers contract JJ Redick as coach, reports say

Former Orlando Enchantment watch JJ Redick takes off the court after being honored by the group in Orlando, Fla., in February.

JJ Redick has concurred to a four-year bargain to gotten to be the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, concurring to ESPN. The Lakers, one of the NBA’s most memorable establishments, with 17 championships, separated ways with coach Darvin Ham after fair two seasons in May taking after a first-round playoff exit.

Redick has no coaching encounter, but he went through 15 seasons in the alliance as a player from 2006 to 2021. The to begin with seven a long time were went through with Orlando — which chosen him at No. 11 in general out of Duke — some time recently time with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Unused Orleans Pelicans, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Dallas Free thinkers. Redick was known as one of the league’s beat 3-point shooters, hitting 41.5% of his career endeavors. He joined ESPN as a ball commentator after he resigned from the association in September 2021. 

Redick, 39, is too recognized as one of the best college ball players in history. The Blue Devils’ all-time driving scorer (2,769 focuses), he found the middle value of 19.9 focuses per amusement over four seasons. Redick was named the national college player of the year in 2006 and was a two-time All-American, a two-time ACC Player of the Year and a two-time ACC Competition MVP. 

The Lakers, in spite of having stars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis, have fizzled to meet desires in later seasons. They have made it out of the to begin with circular of the playoffs as it were one time since they won the NBA championship in 2020.

Los Angeles supposedly advertised College of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley a six-year, $70 million bargain final week, agreeing to ESPN, but he declined so he might remain in college ball. 

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