JJ Redick might be an NBA head coach sooner rather than later.
After a Monday report that the 15-year NBA veteran interviewed for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job, NBA insider Shams Charania said on Wednesday that Redick is truly in the running for the job.
“He could have another interview soon as well,” Charania said during FanDuel’s Run It Back show. “He’s a serious candidate.”
Redick is Duke’s all-time leader in career points, single-season scoring average, career free-throw percentage, and career 3-pointers made.
“JJ Redick has a strong desire potentially to move into coaching,” Charania said. “He’s been public about that, privately I’m hearing that as well.”
Charania, who reports for The Athletic, said if the Hornets don’t select Redick, he could interview for other openings later on this offseason.
"JJ Redick has interviewed for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job, I'm told, he could have another interview soon as well, he's a serious candidate…"@ShamsCharania on JJ Redick interviewing with the #Hornets
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Charania also listed off Lindsey Harding, the former Duke women’s basketball star, as an assistant who interviewed with the Hornets. Harding was the first Blue Devil taken first in the WNBA Draft and the first woman to be named the NBA G-League Coach of the Year.