Lakers hire JJ Redick; Angel Reese breaks WNBA rookie record; Ryan Garcia hit with one-year suspension

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JJ REDICK

After weeks of speculation, the Los Angeles Lakers finally made it official. The Lakers have hired JJ Redick to be their next head coach.

This hiring ends a lengthy coaching search by the Lakers, which included a very public courtship of UConn head coach Dan Hurley, who turned down a $70 million offer from the team.

Redick, who spent 15 seasons as a player in the NBA, has never coached at the professional or collegiate level. In recent years, Redick has risen to prominence through his role as a television analyst and his “The Old Man and the Three” podcast.

Now Redick suddenly goes from his role in the media to coaching perhaps the most high-profile gig in all of basketball. As you might expect, our own Sam Quinn says Redick is a clear winner at the end of this saga.

Anthony Davis, on the other hand, might not be quite as happy. Davis apparently preferred New Orleans Pelicans assistant James Borrego, with whom he already had a pre-existing…

Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-hire-jj-redick-angel-reese-breaks-wnba-rookie-record-ryan-garcia-hit-with-one-year-suspension/

Author : Austin Nivison

Publish date : 2024-06-21 13:25:52

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