JJ Redick

Redick’s name has been connected to the Lakers since they fired Darvin Ham, and they have finally gotten a deal done. Redick doesn’t have any coaching experience, but Rob Pelinka believes that surrounding him with an elite coaching staff will make the transition smoother. Redick has a connection with LeBron James due to them co-hosting a podcast, but we shouldn’t expect that show to continue anytime soon. It will be a tall task for Redick to make this team a contender in his first coaching job, but having LeBron and Anthony Davis should make things a bit easier.

Redick hangs up his Nikes after 15 productive seasons in the league. He finishes with career averages of 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 made 3-pointers per game, while shooting 41.5% from downtown and 89.2% from the charity stripe. One of the game's all-time elite marksmen, he is one of only three players in NBA history to make more than 2,000 career treys and 2,000 free throws while shooting above 40% from downtown and above 89% from the charity stripe. The only other two players in this club are Steph Curry and Ray Allen. "After years of youth leagues, AAU, high school basketball, four years at Duke, and 15 years in the NBA, I’m retiring from the game that I love so much," Redick said on his podcast.

Redick has confirmed on his podcast this summer that he will wait before making a decision on where to play next "??My focus right now is just hanging with my family and enjoying the offseason,' said Redick. "And we'll make a decision on next season—what team, what city, etc.—probably sometime in the next two or three months. But, you know, I would say, pretty much definitively, like, I won't be in a training camp to start the season. That's not gonna happen. So, you know, I'll join a team at some point this season and finish the year and try to go get a chip." According to Fisher's report, several executives have speculated the Redick might retire if he does not come to terms with either New York or Brooklyn. 

Redick won't play on Saturday and Mavs coach Rick Carlisle told reporters, "I think it would be unlikely that he'll play in the series." This is a chronic heel injury which Redick aggravated in mid-May, and it's likely to become a question of pain tolerance. The Mavs will miss Redick's shooting but there are no major fantasy implications.