The Los Angeles Lakers plan to hire retired NBA player JJ Redick as their next head coach on a four-year deal, sources have confirmed to Bill Reiter of CBS Sports.
Redick’s likely hiring comes after the UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley turned down a six-year, $70 million offer for last week’s post.
Redick, 39, has not coached at the professional or amateur level, but his 15-year NBA career includes time with the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks.
The sharpshooter, who played his college basketball at Duke, has been praised for his media roles since his retirement, including as an ESPN broadcaster and podcast host. Redick called the NBA Finals, which concluded Monday against the Boston Celtics winning the title.
Redick was among those shortlisted for the role of head coach of the Lakers. After Hurley rejected the Lakers’ offer, the organization returned to him.
According to CBS Sports, Redick has been a coaching candidate for vacancies with multiple NBA teams since last summer.
He interviewed with the Toronto Raptors after the 2023 season and was a finalist for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job this offseason before the role went to then-Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee.
Redick becomes the Lakers’ seventh head coach since the legendary Phil Jackson retired in 2011. He replaces Darvin Ham, who was fired after the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets last April.
