For the first time, [autotag]JJ Redick[/autotag] is an NBA head coach.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Redick to a four-year deal as the team’s new leader.
Wojnarowski wrote that the Lakers offered him the job earlier that morning and said the former Blue Devil is already searching to fill out his staff.
Redick spent four seasons with the Duke men’s basketball program from 2002-06, and he finished his Blue Devils career as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,769 points, a mark still untouched today.
His 2005-06 senior season remains the most prolific program in school history when he averaged 26.8 points per game, still a Duke record. Redick still holds program records for career free-throw percentage, career 3-pointers made, and career 3-pointers attempted.
After being taken 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft, Redick spent 15 seasons in the NBA. He finished his career with 12.8 points per game and a 41.5% career rate from 3-point range.
ESPN Sources: JJ Redick has agreed on a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Rob Pelinka offered job this morning and Redick’s started working on a staff to surround himself with experience. pic.twitter.com/G66eVFRALp
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2024
Redick has been linked to the Lakers job, mostly by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, since early in the coaching search. Fans connected him to the organization because of his ‘Mind the Game’ podcast, which he co-hosts with Lakers star LeBron James.