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The Los Angeles Lakers have been knee-deep in sifting via candidates for his or her vacant head teaching job, although it seems that the group is zeroing in on ESPN analyst and former NBA capturing guard JJ Redick.
Redick has been thought-about the frontrunner all through the interview course of and it feels prefer it’s solely a matter of time till he’s formally supplied the place. Redick is presently slated to name video games throughout the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks and the Lakers may very well be ready for him to complete his broadcasting commitments.
Whereas all indicators level to Redick turning into the franchise’s subsequent head coach, there are different candidates worthy of consideration. For instance, former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego has met with the staff and reportedly made an impression in his two in-person interviews, by way of Shams Charania of The Athletic:
“Redick was the primary candidate to have a face-to-face assembly with the Lakers three weeks in the past, and Borrego did an in-person interview with Lakers officers for a second time final week and the franchise has been impressed with him throughout the course of, in line with staff sources. Anthony Davis and Borrego, who overlapped briefly in New Orleans, have additionally constructed a rapport not too long ago.”
In contrast to Redick, Borrego’s acquired loads of teaching expertise on the NBA degree as he served most notably underneath San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich earlier than becoming a member of the Hornets. Borrego spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Borrego is understood for his participant improvement expertise and talent to speak to a locker room and his relationship with Anthony Davis definitely helps. Nonetheless, he’s considerably of a identified commodity within the league and may not be the perfect match for a Lakers staff that’s seeking to compete for a title instantly.
The principle downside to hiring somebody like Redick is the whole unknown of what he brings to the desk as a coach. In his podcasts and on ESPN broadcasts, Redick has articulated clear understanding of X’s and O’s and schemes although it stays to be seen if these expertise will translate on the sidelines.
Rasheed Wallace believes Lakers want veteran head coach
Like James Borrego, JJ Redick’s acquired a detailed relationship to a Los Angeles celebrity in LeBron James who he co-hosts the “Thoughts the Sport” podcast with. Nonetheless, former gamers like Rasheed Wallace imagine the Lakers want a veteran head coach to steer the staff.
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