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How is JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach going?

With the NBA season in full swing, here’s a weekly check on JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a 97-87 game to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, dropping Duke basketball legend [autotag]JJ Redick[/autotag] down to 13-12 in his first season as the franchise’s head coach.

The Lakers won six games in a row from November 8-19, including victories over Blue Devils rookies [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag] (Philadelphia 76ers) and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] (Utah Jazz). However, Los Angeles has only won three of its eight games since to drop down to the 10th overall seed in the Western Conference.

Redick, the all-time leading scorer in Blue Devils history, picked up the job this offseason after a few years within the media sphere. He appeared on ESPN talk shows and hosted several podcasts, including one with Lakers star LeBron James, after his retirement in 2021.

James, now in his 22nd season at 39 years old, is averaging 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game with seven triple-doubles.

The Lakers hope to reverse their recent form against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time.

How is JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach going?

With the NBA season in full swing, here’s a weekly check on JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

Duke basketball legend [autotag]JJ Redick[/autotag] got his first NBA head-coaching season off to a promising start, but he and the Los Angeles Lakers have fallen on harder times over the past two weeks.

The Blue Devils’ all-time leading scorer won 10 of his first 14 games with the storied franchise, including victories over former Duke stars [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] with their respective professional teams. However, the Lakers have lost six of their eight games since November 21, tumbling down to the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 12-10 record.

All is not lost for Reddick’s debut season, however. The Lakers are just 2.5 games behind the Houston Rockets for the second overall seed in the conference, and of their seven games between now and Christmas Day, only one comes against a foe with a better record.

Redick and the Lakers play the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Friday night.

How is JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach going?

With the NBA season in full swing, here’s a weekly check on JJ Redick’s first season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

After a 127-102 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, former Duke basketball star [autotag]JJ Redick[/autotag] sports a 10-6 record through his first 16 games as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

Redick, the Blue Devils’ all-time leading scorer, retired from the NBA in 2021 after a 15-year career. After a brief stint as a media personality, the Lakers asked him to oversee four-time NBA champion LeBron James and the rest of the roster.

After four losses in five games at the start of the month, Los Angeles rattled off six straight wins from November 8-19 to hurtle back toward the top of the Western Conference. Redick defeated [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag]’s Philadelphia 76ers and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag]’s Utah Jazz during that win streak, and his team now sits fourth in the conference standings.

The Lakers, just five seasons removed from their last championship, finished the 2023-24 campaign with a 47-35 record. The Nuggets defeated them in just five games during the best-of-seven opening round, however, marking the third time Los Angeles failed to reach the conference semifinals since their title.

Redick and his team play again on Tuesday night against [autotag]Grayson Allen[/autotag], Tyus Jones, and the Phoenix Suns.

Broadcast information revealed for Duke basketball game against Georgia Tech

Duke basketball announced the time and TV schedule for its December game against Georgia Tech.

The Duke Blue Devils announced on Wednesday that the men’s basketball team would play its December 21 game against Georgia Tech at noon Eastern time on ACC Network.

The Yellow Jackets will play their first game of the 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday night, but they finished last season with a 14-18 after losing 13 of their 20 conference games.

Duke opened the year with a 96-62 victory over Maine on Monday night thanks to 40 combined points from five-star freshmen [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] and [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag]. Flagg, who announced his college basketball debut with a one-handed dunk in the first half, led the team with seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals while Knueppel buried three 3-pointers.

The Blue Devils played Georgia Tech twice in 2023-24, splitting the season series after a 72-68 road loss in December. Duke won its home game over the Yellow Jackets by five points in January thanks to a 30-point, 13-rebound performance from [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag].

Kyle Filipowski scores first NBA basket in 12-point game against the Sacramento Kings

Kyle Filipowski scored his first career NBA points on Tuesday night as he put 12 on the board against the Sacramento Kings.

[autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag], now a member of the Utah Jazz, scored his first career points in the NBA on Tuesday night during a game against the Sacramento Kings.

Early in the second quarter, the former Duke basketball star got the ball in the post against six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan. The rookie took advantage of his size against the 6-foot-6 DeRozan, spinning to his left and quickly getting to the basket for an easy layup.

Filipowski didn’t stop there, either. He made five of his 10 shots from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers, to finish with 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists in the 113-96 loss.

Before Tuesday’s loss, Filipowski had only played nine minutes across two NBA appearances. He had two assists and a rebound between those games, only taking one shot.

Filipowski becomes the latest Blue Devil with an impressive game during the early parts of the season. Paolo Banchero, a former No. 1 overall pick, put together his first 50-point game on Monday night, and defending NBA champion Jayson Tatum dropped a 37-point double-double in his season opener.

Jazz sign 32nd pick Kyle Filipowski to 4-year rookie contract

Filipowski debuted with the Jazz in summer league, averaging 11 points, six rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in eight games.

Former Duke forward Kyle Filipowski, the 32nd pick in the NBA draft, signed his rookie contract with the Utah Jazz on Monday, the team announced.

Filipowski was named a consensus second-team All-American last season after averaging 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals as a sophomore. He became the seventh Blue Devil in the past 50 years to eclipse 1,000 points in his first two seasons.

The 7-footer led the team in points, rebounds, blocks, steals, field goals (220) and free throws (112). He registered 12 20-point games, including a career-high 30 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks on Jan. 13 in a win over Georgia Tech.

Filipowski reportedly agreed to a four-year, $12 million contract, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. The team used its remaining $3 million in cap space to sign Filipowski, who inked the largest contract by a second-round pick in the last two years.

The 20-year-old was one of five unsigned rookies and claimed one of the Jazz’s last two remaining standard contracts for next season. The team likely waited until after agreeing to a long-term extension with Lauri Markkanen before signing him.

Filipowski debuted with the Jazz in summer league, averaging 11 points, six rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in eight games between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He registered two 20-point games, including 26 points and 11 rebounds on July 11.

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Former Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski officially signs first NBA contract

The Utah Jazz announced on Monday that second-round pick Kyle Filipowski, the former Duke basketball star, officially signed his contract.

Former Duke basketball star [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] officially signed his first NBA contract on Monday, the Utah Jazz announced.

The Jazz took the 7-foot forward in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft. The team didn’t release the terms of the agreement.

The 2022-23 ACC Rookie of the Year surprised many in the college basketball world when he elected to return to the Blue Devils for a second season, but he certainly stepped his game up in year two. Filipowski averaged more than 16 points and eight rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2023-24, making the All-ACC First Team and earning Second Team All-American honors.

Despite ESPN Analytics thinking he had more than a 70% chance to get drafted within the first 30 picks, he needed to wait overnight before the Jazz took him off the board with the second pick of the second round.

He played eight games for the Jazz during the NBA Summer League, averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.0 steals per game to cement his spot on the roster.

He and former Duke teammate Jared McCain actually played against each other in one Summer League game, and McCain told a story about trying to box out Filipowski for a rebound on The Brotherhood Podcast.

Jared McCain describes playing against Kyle Filipowski in NBA Summer League as ‘weird’

Former Duke teammates Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski played each other in the NBA Summer League in July, a memory McCain called “weird.”

On July 10, former Duke basketball stars [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] did something they’d already done dozens of times together: play a basketball game.

This time, however, they took opposite sides of the floor. McCain played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Filipowski for the Utah Jazz in an NBA Summer League showdown as their professional careers got underway.

During an appearance on The Brotherhood Podcast earlier this week, McCain described the experience as crazy.

“To see him in warmups on the other side, we’re in the tunnel together walking out, he has on a different jersey, like, I only know him in a Duke jersey so it was weird.”

McCain remembered one defensive possession when he tried to box out Filipowski, who is nearly a full foot taller than him, in the paint.

“He was like, ‘Come on, Jared,'” McCain said. “He was like, ‘Come on, Jared, stop.'”

Filipowski and the Jazz ended up winning the game 93-85. Filipowski and McCain both scored two points with the Utah big man snagging five rebounds and McCain pulling down four.

Former Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski drops 26 points in NBA Summer League

Former Blue Devil Kyle Filipowski, a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, put together another 20-point NBA Summer League game on Sunday.

[autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag]’s professional basketball career isn’t even a full month old and he’s already put together multiple 20-point games.

The former Duke basketball star scored 26 points for the Utah Jazz during a 97-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons in an NBA Summer League game on Sunday. He erupted for 16 points in the second quarter, giving him 24 at the midway point after he buried three 3-pointers.

Filipowski also brought in 11 rebounds for a double-double, and he finished the game with four assists and two steals en route to the win.

The performance comes just four days after his first 20-point game during offseason competitions. He scored 20 and tacked on seven rebounds in a victory over the Toronto Raptors earlier in the week.

Despite ESPN Analytics thinking the Second Team All-American carried more than a 70% chance to get picked in the first round, he needed to wait until round two for the Jazz to take him off the board. If his form thus far in the Summer League is an indication, Filipowski might make teams look silly for that decision.

The big man, coincidentally, played alongside former North Carolina rival Armando Bacot as the two both made Utah’s summer roster. Bacot, who also started for the Jazz, finished the game with 11 points and three rebounds.

Bleacher Report includes four Duke basketball players in new 2025 NBA mock draft

Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released an updated 2025 NBA mock draft on Thursday with four members of Duke’s 2024 recruiting class.

It makes sense when you consider that Duke basketball coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] landed four five-star prospects and two more four-star players in the 2024 recruiting class, but the 2025 NBA draft could shape up as a day for the Blue Devils.

Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released a new mock draft for next year’s cycle on Thursday, and he thinks four Duke freshmen end up in the first round.

[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the top-ranked player in the class and the most anticipated college basketball player in years, of course went first overall. The USA Select Team member only solidified his status as a generational player with his performance at Olympic training camp, earning praise from NBA stars like Kevin Durant.

“He continues to show improvement working on the ball with his ball-handling, playmaking and self-created shotmaking,” Wasserman wrote. “While his skill level continues to rise, Flagg’s speed, hops and IQ will instantly translate to easy baskets, assists and defensive activity.”

Wasserman gave the Portland Trail Blazers the top pick in the draft, winning the Flagg sweepstakes.

While South Sudanese 7-footer Khaman Maluach typically gets hailed as the second-best NBA prospect on the 2024-25 roster, Wasserman actually turned to Kon Knueppel as the second Blue Devil off the board. He paired him with the Miami Heat with the 12th overall pick.

Knueppel, a prospect many basketball writers have praised during the offseason, will need to answer questions about his athletic ceiling, but Wasserman said his scoring instincts should alleviate any concerns.

Maluach followed as the third Blue Devil chosen when Wasserman let him go 17th overall to the Utah Jazz, meaning he’d play alongside [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag]. Isaiah Evans, the final four-star signee in the recruiting class, went to the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 25th pick for the final Duke player off the board.