JJ Redick more of an Anthony Davis hire than a LeBron James one?

Jovan Buha on JJ Redick: “The Lakers have made it known, as well as Klutch Sports CEO and Davis’s agent Rich Paul, that this should be more of a Davis hire than a LeBron James hire, given that LeBron may only play another year, two years, three years max in the NBA and Davis is signed for another four years with the Lakers.”Source: YouTube
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
NEW POD! JJ Redick’s job to lose, Lakers’ potential coaching staff (which looks solid), WILD ‘Clipped’ show about Donald Sterling/Clippers scandal and LeBron James opens up about Kyrie Irving via @BleavNetwork
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jj-… pic.twitter.com/lSotXtJN8n – 11:00 AM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Wednesday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! The Lakers are reportedly “zeroing in” on JJ Redick as the next coach. Yeah, no (bleep)! Could he end up a good hire? Yes. Has this process been strong? Doesn’t feel that way. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rep… – 10:11 AM
Get Up @GetUpESPN
“Do I think it’s going to be JJ [Redick]? Probably. Is it going to happen at the end of the finals? Probably. Is it a done deal? Not to my understanding.”
@WindhorstESPN weighs in on the Lakers’ coaching search 👀 pic.twitter.com/EPTosY1z61 – 9:53 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Another report Lakers “zeroing in” on making J.J. Redick team’s next head coach
nbcsports.com/nba/news/anoth… – 7:49 AM
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Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
LeBron James is ‘happy’ and ‘proud’ of Kyrie Irving, but ‘mad at the same time that I’m not his running mate’
nj.com/sports/2024/06… – 6:14 AM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Just watched the first two episodes of Clipped on Hulu… Whoa! This show will keep you glued to the screen as an NBA/Lakers fan. Clippers were pure chaos!
Crazy part I didn’t expect: JJ Redick (Charlie McElveen) shows up almost right away with Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) pic.twitter.com/dfWEIvPz6H – 2:29 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Los Angeles Lakers Eyeing JJ Redick as Front-Runner for Head Coach Position sportando.basketball/en/los-angeles… – 2:10 AM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
The Lakers hiring JJ Redick is a great move. Lots of talk that he has no coaching experience. Neither did Steve Kerr. And look how that worked out. – 7:06 PM
Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Kyrie Irving is a great player- a Hall of Fame player- but this might be a just a bit over the top from LeBron: “He’s the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen.” Hmmmmmm – 6:45 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers reaction: LA ‘zeroing in’ on JJ Redick as next head coach
I break down @ShamsCharania’s report, why this has been building for weeks, James Borrego’s standing, the uncertainty with the assistant coaching staff and the next steps.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=3wK1Br… pic.twitter.com/wY0cLI7B3c – 6:42 PM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Do LeBron and JJ keep that podcast going? – 5:48 PM
Sopan Deb @SopanDeb
Rasheed Wallace (one year as assistant coach with the Pistons, one podcast) is a more qualified coaching hire than JJ Redick. – 5:42 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as front-runner to become their next head coach, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/laker… – 5:41 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
The All-Podcast Team:
Starters
G — Jalen Brunson
G — Trae Young
F — Paul George
F — LeBron James
C — Draymond Green
Bench
Josh Hart
Michael Porter Jr
Pat Bev
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Coach
JJ Redick
How many wins for this squad? pic.twitter.com/uOouvQAl5J – 5:31 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
The All-Podcast Team:
Starters
G — Jalen Brunson
G — Trae Young
F — Paul George
F — LeBron James
C — Draymond Green
Bench
Josh Hart
Michael Porter Jr
Pat Bev
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Coach
JJ Redick
How many wins for this squad? pic.twitter.com/ddX36TTkhs – 5:31 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Putting JJ Redick down for a reference on my resume as an example of what a podcaster is capable of achieving. – 5:25 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Finally, JJ Redick and Jaxson Hayes will be reunited. – 5:20 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
JJ Redick is the strong favorite to become the Lakers’ next head coach, per @ShamsCharania (nytimes.com/athletic/55403…).
Los Angeles is infatuated with Redick’s potential to become an elite NBA coach. pic.twitter.com/F80rnIM2Q1 – 5:17 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Los Angeles Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as the frontrunner for franchise’s next head coach, league and industry sources say.
Developing story at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/55403… – 5:14 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron James on Kyrie Irving: ‘He’s the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen’
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 5:06 PM
Lev Akabas @LevAkabas
Players who led multiple NBA Finals series in scoring:
Jordan, LeBron (6x)
West, Mikan (5x)
Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Kareem (3x)
Steph, KD, Wade, Hakeem, McHale, Moses, Barry, Goodrich, Baylor, Heinsohn, Pettit, Fulks (2x) – 4:31 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
LeBron calls Kyrie Irving “the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen.” Via @mindthegamepod pic.twitter.com/qt7A3oN66e – 4:29 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: LeBron James, in the latest @mindthegamepod, said that seeing Kyrie Irving explode in the 1st half of Game 1 of the conference finals to upset MIN made him believe DAL could go all the way to win the championship es.pn/3Vu9HJ1 – 3:25 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
In the wake of LeBron lamenting the fact that Kyrie isn’t on his team anymore, I looked back on the three moments in which he almost, maybe, possibly became a Laker
Was it ever possible? What would it have cost? Do the Lakers regret missing out today?
cbssports.com/nba/news/revis… – 3:13 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: LeBron James, in the latest @mindthegamepod, said that seeing Kyrie Irving explode in the 1st half of Game 1 of the conference finals to upset MIN made him believe DAL could go all the way to the championship es.pn/3Vu9HJ1 – 3:10 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🙌🗣 Lebron James names Kyrie Irving as “the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen” pic.twitter.com/r61bDeZ3ZW – 1:38 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Sixers are hoping to land one of these four players to pair alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, per @PompeyOnSixers (inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-…):
Paul George
LeBron James
Jimmy Butler
Brandon Ingram pic.twitter.com/osREQ7GYi2 – 1:35 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
LeBron James is ‘so f****** mad’ Kyrie Irving isn’t on his team anymore, calls him ‘most gifted player’ ever cbssports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 1:20 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most Finals games played, active players:
55 — LeBron
[gap]
34 — Steph
33 — Klay
33 — Draymond
The only players to appear in 25+ games. pic.twitter.com/TJKepPqAAp – 8:49 AM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
The Pelicans still have picks coming in from the Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday trades. Here’s what they own. nola.com/sports/pelican… – 9:18 AM
More on this storyline
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers also own the 55th pick in the June draft. The Pelicans have until 11:59 ET on Saturday to inform league of their intentions. The pick is the final of three first-rounders the Lakers owed the Pelicans in Davis trade. -via Twitter @wojespn / May 31, 2024
Shams Charania: 2023-24 All-NBA: 1st: Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum 2nd: Jalen Brunson, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard 3rd: Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / May 22, 2024
A person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak on the record said James and Davis eventually will need to sign off on the coaching hire. It’s a practice that’s widely accepted around the NBA, star players operating more as stakeholders than employees when it comes to finding a partner to work from the bench. Redick and James, who co-host a podcast together, don’t have any kind of long-term relationship outside of competing against one another. There is, though, obvious mutual respect for each other’s basketball intelligence — and if the Lakers don’t view that as an advantage from Day 1 for their new coach, they’re kidding themselves. -via Los Angeles Times / May 22, 2024
Evan Sidery: The Lakers are hoping to convince James Borrego to join JJ Redick’s staff as a lead assistant, per @jovanbuha (m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wK1Br…). Borrego, Sam Cassell, Scott Brooks, Rajon Rondo and Jared Dudley are all assistant candidates in play to potentially join Redick in LA. pic.twitter.com/2SR0q3KLM9 -via Twitter @esidery / June 5, 2024
Patrick Beverley: Congrats @jj_redick big time -via x.com / June 5, 2024
Jovan Buha: “JJ Redick is going to be thrown headfirst into the fire from day one. But JJ Redick is aware of that. He is a smart dude, he’s been talking to people, he’s been going through the interview process, he’s been picking people’s brains, and he appears to be the selection for the Lakers’ next head coach.” -via YouTube / June 5, 2024
Shaquille O’Neal: “Jealousy motivates me. I’m jealous of Steph Curry. I wish I could shoot like that. I’m jealous of Klay. I wish my jump shot was that pretty. I’m jealous of LeBron. He’s almost a billionaire, I’m not. Instead of taking that jealousy and turning into hate it turns into motivation.” -via YouTube / June 5, 2024
StatMuse: Most points in a Finals game: 61 — Elgin (1962) 55 — MJ (1993) 55 — Barry (1967) 53 — West (1969) 51 — LeBron (2018) 50 — Giannis (2021) 50 — Pettit (1958) Will someone score 50+ this year? pic.twitter.com/VpataTMW7N -via Twitter @statmuse / June 4, 2024
NBA on ESPN: “I think everybody who has had Kyrie as a teammate is reminiscing.” 😅 @DGreen_14 responds to LeBron missing Kyrie as his “running mate.” pic.twitter.com/XnLkUFiJFs -via Twitter @ESPNNBA / June 4, 2024
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