Lakers Hire JJ Redick As Next Head Coach

The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their next head coach, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday. View the contract details below.

Lakers Hire JJ Redick As Next Head Coach

ESPN Sources: JJ Redick has agreed on a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Rob Pelinka offered job this morning and Redick’s started working on a staff to surround himself with experience. pic.twitter.com/G66eVFRALp

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2024

Redick and the Lakers have agreed to terms on a four-year deal to become the next head coach.

General manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss met with Redick over the weekend, and conversations continued throughout this week.

Per Wojnarowski, Pelinka offered the position on Thursday morning.

“Pelinka became sold on Redick's ability to connect with players and his basketball IQ and believes surrounding Redick with an elite coaching staff will help shorten his learning curve into his first coaching job,” Wojnarowski reported.

In early June, Shams Charania reported that Redick was the frontrunner in the Lakers' coaching search. However, the organization pivoted to UConn's Dan Hurley, who turned down a six-year, $70 million contract to coach the Lakers.

Redick became one of the lead NBA analysts for ESPN, calling the 2024 NBA Finals alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke.

Redick became one of the lead NBA analysts for ESPN and called the 2024 NBA Finals alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke.

Los Angeles Lakers Move Forward With Redick

Inside the Lakers hiring JJ Redick as the new head coach and the franchise zeroing in on Redick for the last month, the Dan Hurley Hail Mary, and how Redick shapes LA’s present and future — at @TheAthletic with @sam_amick, @jovanbuha: https://t.co/xSHFQ6HULZ

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2024

Redick inherits a Lakers team that finished 47-35 in 2023-2024, ending with a loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.

LeBron James, who started a podcast with Redick this past season, has a player option that must be exercised by June 29. All signs point to James opting out of his contract, though he will likely re-sign with the Lakers.

Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Gabe Vincent are all under contract for next season.

In next week's NBA draft, the Lakers hold the No. 17 pick and the No. 55 pick.