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Glen Davis: I've been knowing JJ (Redick) since I was 14. The AAU circuit. He played on Boo Williams team. I got a chance to see him. Right. Got a chance to see how the way he was. Then I got a chance to play on the under21 USA team with with JJ. And you know, from my experiences with that, I didn't never know he was gonna be a f*cking coach. Motherf*cker was an a**hole You know what I mean? Like JJ was an a**hole. Like he was a a**hole type of guy, you know? I didn't know how cool he was until I played with him in Orlando. I got a chance to meet JJ and how he was. JJ was straightforward. Come in, work, get up out of here. He'll conversate, talk a little bit, you know what I mean? But JJ, you know, was straight business, you know what I mean? So, I can see that part of the game of why he got hired cuz he's a technician as far as his routine and what he does and how he works out, what he eats, you know what I mean?
Glen Davis: People evolve and they change and they develop. And I think that's what you see with JJ, right? And he's handled himself in the right way and and and he's knowledgeable about the game, right? He played it, you know what I mean? So, it's just like what better experience, you know what I mean, can you get, you know?
"I remember when JJ Redick was trying to get a contract when he played for the Clippers, but it seemed like the owner didn't want to pay for him. And he didn't really want to pay for him because he was white. Is that true? Glen Davis: No. JJ is the token white man. Everybody is giving JJ a contract."
JJ Redick: "I talked about the idea of finding a dream and pursuing that and what goes into pursuing a dream. I had dreams to play at Duke, obviously the NBA. This journey has been beyond my wildest dreams and I am pinching myself every day that I am at Duke with Coach K, I am pinching myself every day I am in an NBA locker room, I am pinching myself now every day that I get to coach the Lakers."
According to Ekipa, Luka Doncic and his teammates held a two-hour workout at Stozice Arena, with Lakers assistant coach Greg St. Jean leading the session. St. Jean, one of JJ Redick's assistants, is also familiar with Slovenian basketball after previously working with the country's national team at FIBA EuroBasket 2025. The workout marked the Lakers' first practice together during Luka's privately organized trip to his home country.
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Oh No He Didn't: Dave McMenamin: "JJ Redick got an extension after his rookie year as a head coach with the Lakers. My understanding is it aligns his contract with Rob Pelinka's...I think JJ Redick's probably in a really good spot here...but will have to see where all this goes" Ramona Shleburne: "There's a couple names you should pay attention to: Chris Paul, very close friend of Bob Iger's. He's sort of a mentor to Chris Paul. Chris recently retired. He's available, incredible basketball mind. I don't know what that means for him but I expect they'll be talking"
Shams Charania: Thybulle, a two-time All-Defense team member, spoke with JJ Redick and Luka Doncic about the Lakers desire to sign him and his role during free agency and chose the opportunity on Monday. Thybulle shot 41.8% from 3 over the last two years across 45 games -- and led the NBA in steals and deflections per 36 minutes last season among players to play at least 20 contests, per ESPN Research.
Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers are promoting South Bay coach Zach Guthrie to a Lakers assistant coach and head of player development on JJ Redick's staff, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie guided South Bay to the G League's best record last season.
For years, the Lakers have operated with one of the NBA's thinnest front offices. A small player performance and medical group. A tiny analytics team. No assistant GMs. Even JJ Redick, after being hired as head coach in June 2024, told a friend he was surprised by how lean the team was behind the scenes.
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Khobi Price: Walker Kessler on shooting 3s after averaging a career high 1.6 3PAs in 2025-26 before his season ended in five because of shoulder surgery: "Coach JJ is obviously hyper intelligent. Obviously, being a shooter himself, we've talked about it and he wants me to be able to do that. Because I think for a big to be able to stretch the floor like that or even have the threat of it, I think it makes other teams scout really difficult. Cuz whether I can do that on the pop or catch on the pop, go second side or be able to roll, both those things are gonna be really important."
After the Hawks declined Kuminga’s $24.3 million team option on June 29, Lakers president of basketball operations/general manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick met with Kuminga the following day. A part of the Lakers’ free-agency pitch to Kuminga, a source told the California Post, was the Lakers seeing Kuminga as a high-level, starting wing who would complete the vision of their roster reconstruction around superstar guard Luka Doncic.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to actively pursue unrestricted free agent wing Jonathan Kuminga, but they have not yet given him an enticing enough offer to commit, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday. After his $24.3 million team option was declined by the Atlanta Hawks on June 29, Kuminga met virtually the next day with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick, who pitched him on a vision of being a high-minutes wing next to Luka Doncic in a spacious on-court environment conducive to his skill set, league sources told ESPN.
“I’m 100% sure that that’s not a place I would want to return,” Paul recalled James telling him. That ended any need for a formal meeting with the Lakers. Paul said his conversations with president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick were cordial, and he made clear that Los Angeles wanted James back. But once James had made up his mind, Paul did not want to waste anyone’s time. “They wanted to bring him back, obviously, but there didn’t need to be one,” Paul said of a Lakers offer. “And I didn’t want to waste anyone’s time.”