J.J. Redick has grow to be one of many greatest voices within the NBA media panorama since he retired from a 15-year taking part in profession in 2021. Now Redick could also be prepared for his subsequent gig: a head teaching job within the NBA.
The Charlotte Hornets are interviewing Redick for his or her head coach opening, based on NBA insider Shams Charania. Redick has no earlier teaching expertise at any stage.
The Charlotte Hornets are interviewing JJ Redick for his or her head teaching job, sources inform @TheAthletic @Stadium. The 15-year NBA veteran and former Duke star has proven an curiosity in making a training soar in recent times.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 22, 2024
The Hornets are casting a large web for his or her teaching search. Redick is the tenth candidate the crew has interviewed to this point. Charlotte has additionally interviewed Jordan Ott, Jerry Stackhouse, Royal Ivey, David Adelman, Charles Lee, Jordi Fernandez, Jay Larranaga, Kevin Younger, and Lindsey Harding for the place, per NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Redick has been internet hosting his profitable podcast, “The Outdated Man and the Three.” He additionally lately debuted a brand new podcast with LeBron James known as “Thoughts the Sport.” Redick has additionally been working as an ESPN broadcaster, and shall be alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke.
If employed by Charlotte because the franchise’s subsequent head coach, Redick wouldn’t be the primary particular person to land such a job with no earlier teaching expertise. The Brooklyn Nets employed Steve Nash because the franchise’s head coach in 2021 with no teaching expertise after the franchise signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free company. The Golden State Warriors as soon as employed a former broadcaster as head coach once they took an opportunity on Steve Kerr. 4 rings later, it’s protected to say that one labored out a little bit higher. Kerr was beforehand main the Phoenix Suns’ entrance workplace earlier than leaping into teaching.
Derek Fisher, Jason Kidd, Mark Jackson, Vinny Del Negro, Kevin McHale, and Isiah Thomas have been additionally all employed as an NBA head coach with out earlier teaching expertise since 2000.
Whoever the Hornets rent goes to be an enormous rebuild on their palms. Charlotte completed 21-61, tied for the third-worst file within the NBA this season. The Hornets do have some good younger expertise on the roster with LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Mark Williams, however accidents and inconsistency have plagued the franchise every of the final two years.
Social media had one query after the report of his interview: why would Redick wish to depart his cozy broadcasting gigs to educate the Hornets?
JJ Redick is a superb instance of the way you gotta be a sicko to be a coach. Any regular particular person would have a look at a soft No. 1 analyst gig with two very profitable podcasts and say “candy, I am set.” However this man can not help however suppose he can repair the Hornets.
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) April 22, 2024
Cash talks, and so does competitors. Nonetheless solely 39 years outdated, Redick is simply starting his post-playing profession, and he already has a whole lot of fantastic alternatives in entrance of him. Teaching the Hornets is likely to be subsequent.
