The Lakers they introduced him Jay Jay Reddick, who takes over for four years their technical leadership. The 40-year-old former shooting guard was asked to comment on what is being said about his zero coaching experience.
“They say I have no experience. Guys, I know all this. And really… I don’t give a damn! What I want is to coach the Lakers, I want to be a great NBA coach and win championships. And I want through this to get the most out of my players by launching their careers. That’s all I care about“, he emphasized.
JJ Redick on if he wants to prove any misconceptions wrong. : “I really don’t give af—.” He then explained it’s more about trying to be a good NBA head coach and help the Lakers win pic.twitter.com/zfRfmEAwIt
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Asked if LeBron James played a role in the discussions with the Lakers and the decision made, he replied: “LeBron is a friend of mine, but he kept his distance in the interview process with management. He didn’t give me any advice. We didn’t talk until 30 minutes after I was offered the job. It was something that both sides wanted».
As for how he views the existing roster? “I don’t think it’s far from a team that can claim the championship. We have two of the greatest players of all time, LeBron and Davis. I’ve done a lot of things in my life, but this, taking on this team, might be the best“, he said.
Finally, he was clear about whether he will continue his successful podcast: “For the next, which I hope will be a very long time, I will be out of content space. So I won’t be doing a podcast. For now…I’m done with this».
Source: Sport Fm
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