JJ Redick had his introductory press convention because the Lakers new head coach and he was candid to say the least.
It didn’t take him lengthy to handle the elephant within the room.
“I’ve by no means coached within the NBA earlier than,” Redick stated. “I don’t know if you happen to guys have heard that.”
The previous ESPN analyst defined how turning into a coach within the NBA has been on his radar for some time.
“It was actually after I interviewed for the Toronto job final yr that I knew that I wished to be a head coach within the NBA,” Redick stated. “And so the final yr, I spent loads of time speaking to coaches, speaking with GMs, choosing their brains. … I simply felt like that is what I’m alleged to be doing.”
One other massive query everybody had for Redick was whether or not he would persevering with his podcast, Thoughts the Recreation, with LeBron James.
“In the interim, and hopefully it’s a really, very very long time, I’m excommunicated from the content material area,” Redick stated. “So there might be no podcast. … I’m executed with podcasting for now.”
LeBron saved his distance from Redick in the course of the interview course of, he shared.
“He didn’t present any recommendation,” Redick stated. “LeBron and I didn’t discuss in regards to the Lakers job till Thursday afternoon about half-hour after I used to be supplied the job. And that was very intentional on each our components.”
His finest response of the press convention got here when he was requested if he desires to dispel any misconceptions about him.
“It’s a legitimate query. And I’ve actually heard every little thing,” Redick stated.
“It’s been a extremely fascinating six weeks or so, simply when it comes to being part of the engagement farming trade, it’s been actually fascinating. Nevertheless, I don’t actually have a fantastic reply to your query as a result of I actually don’t give a f***.
“I wish to coach the Lakers. I wish to coach the staff. I don’t wish to dispel something. I wish to change into a fantastic coach within the NBA, and I wish to win championships. And I would like my gamers to maximise their careers. That’s all I f***ing care about.”
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