A new perspective on JJ Redick and his potential thoughts regarding joining the Los Angeles Lakers have gone viral and gained a lot of attention from members of the basketball community. As most NBA fans should be aware, the Lakers fired their former head coach after losing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs to the Denver Nuggets.
The Lakers made this decision without much foresight as they had no real candidate on standby to replace Darvin Ham as their new coach. Soon reports emerged indicating that JJ Redick was one of the frontrunners for the job. However, a lot has happened since then and it appears as if Redick is no longer interested in being the Lakers’ coach. With that being said, let us take a closer look and find out more on the subject.
The Los Angeles Lakers have shown greater interest in Dan Hurley compared to JJ Redick
Since LeBron James has a player option for the upcoming season with the Los Angeles Lakers, many believed that they were considering JJ Redick due to the fact that he has a good relationship with LeBron James and even hosts a podcast with the Lakers star.
However, it was soon reported that the Lakers were more interested in signing Dan Hurley, a college basketball coach for the Uconn Huskies. Since Hurley was comparatively more experienced and had a better record coaching college basketball, many fans felt that he would be able to help the Lakers establish themselves as title contenders.
Some people in the league believe that J.J. Redick might not want to get involved with the Lakers’ circus and might not want to be seen as a second choice, per @VinceGoodwill
“Some folks around the league feel J.J. Redick won’t want to be involved with this circus, and that he… pic.twitter.com/1OatKhCqIc
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 11, 2024
Despite being offered a lot of money and a long-term deal to coach the Los Angeles Lakers, Hurley recently turned this deal down and will continue to remain with the Huskies. As a result, the focus has returned to JJ Redick. Recent reports reveal that he might not be all that interested in coaching the Lakers. Especially since he now appears to be their backup choice or second option.
Upon hearing that JJ Redick might potentially turn down this job offer as well, fans took to social media in order to share their own thoughts on his decision.
Fans think that JJ Redick is making the right decision
While becoming the head coach of a team considered to be basketball royalty is a job that many would jump at if they had been offered the deal, JJ Redick’s reported decision to turn down the deal was approved by the majority of NBA fans. After all, coaching LeBron James and Anthony Davis with every decision being scrutinized is a pressure-filled job that does not seem too attractive, “Good for him lakers was finna use him as a scapegoat.”
Good for him lakers was finna use him as a scapegoat
— 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙨 (@30_Dynasty) June 11, 2024
Lakers Head Coach is probably the worst first head coaching job you can get 😭
— ClutchNBA (@ClutchNBA_) June 11, 2024
In this case, the fans may be making a valid point. After all, one could argue that Darvin Ham was terminated from employment because he was used as a scapegoat by the Lakers franchise to justify yet another postseason loss to the Denver Nuggets. Fans are left wondering who will agree to coach the Lakers with Dan Hurley out of the picture and JJ Redick likely to follow him.