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 changing 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 quite a lot of time speaking to coaches, speaking with GMs, choosing their brains. … I simply felt like that is what I’m purported to be doing.”
One other huge query everybody had for Redick was whether or not he would persevering with his podcast, Thoughts the Recreation, with LeBron James.
“In the meanwhile, and hopefully it’s a really, very very long time, I’m excommunicated from the content material area,” Redick stated. “So there will probably be no podcast. … I’m finished 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 speak concerning the Lakers job till Thursday afternoon about half-hour after I used to be provided the job. And that was very intentional on each our elements.”
His greatest response of the press convention got here when he was requested if he needs to dispel any misconceptions about him.
“It’s a sound query. And I’ve definitely heard the whole lot,” Redick stated.
“It’s been a extremely attention-grabbing six weeks or so, simply by way of being part of the engagement farming business, it’s been actually attention-grabbing. Nonetheless, I don’t actually have an amazing reply to your query as a result of I actually don’t give a f***.
“I need to coach the Lakers. I need to coach the staff. I don’t need to dispel something. I need to turn out to be an amazing coach within the NBA, and I need to win championships. And I need my gamers to maximise their careers. That’s all I f***ing care about.”
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