Former NBA guard JJ Redick will be interviewed by the Hornets for their head coaching position, The Athletic’s Shams Charania tweets.
Redick is currently a podcaster and analyst for ESPN. This isn’t the first time he has been a head coaching candidate. The Raptors interviewed him for their head coaching job last May.
Redick scored over 12,000 points in his NBA career. He retired after the 2020/21 season.
He joins a lengthy list of candidates for the opening.
Former Vanderbilt and G League coach Jerry Stackhouse, Lakers assistant Jordan Ott, Houston’s Royal Ivey, Denver’s David Adelman, Boston’s Charles Lee, the Clippers’ Jay Larranaga, Phoenix’s Kevin Young and Kings G League coach Lindsey Harding have also been identified as candidates.
Jordi Fernandez was also on the Hornets’ list before he was hired as the Nets’ head coach.
Steve Clifford announced prior to the end of the season that he’d be stepping down. He’s reportedly transitioning to a consulting role in Charlotte.
JJ Redick for head coach? Did MJ take over the team again?
What is so surprising about it?
lol
I’ll happily take the exchange to get his face outta my Youtube algorithm
You know your algorithm… is tailored to content you interact with right?
Yup, basketball podcasts, but for some reason Jj’s face keep popping in
Why!?
Don’t hate it but I don’t love it either . I think Charles Lee is going to get this one
They need an actual developing coach. They shouldn’t have brought Clifford back, but he may have been the only guy wanting the job.
Kenny Atkinson burned his bridge when he accepted and then changed his mind later.
Clifford’s return was basically a mistake from the start, but they were in desperation mode at that point. They half brought that on themselves though because part of Atkinson’s reasoning for reportedly turning down the job was because Jordan wanted to pay the assistant coaches pennies on the dollar.
As a player, Jordan was incredible. As an owner, he has to be one of the worst ever.
I feel like it should be Stack’s time to get a job. He’s done a great job coaching in the G-League, and shouldn’t have a lot of pressure to win immediately with this squad.
I’m bullish on anything that will get this pompus a$$ out of the broadcast arena. I’d rather listen to SVG, his whining is a bit much but I sense there’s at least some nascent sense of humor behind some of it.
I dont know man, prove me wrong I guess lol
I think JJ can be a good coach but throwing him right into a head coaching spot on a young team that desperately needs leadership seems like an ill advised decision to say the very least.
It’s a great place as a first time head coach seeing the Hornets haven’t had winning basketball in forever. Their fans deserve a winner for once. On that note I think David Adelman or Jay Larranaga will be the best fits. Jay’s dad Jim is a pretty successful college coach so it’s in his blood. JJ Redick has been one of my favorite players for the fierce competitor he was. Always knocked down the clutch three.
Except the Hornets are in a place now where they either win or give up Ball for probably pennies on the dollar given his injury history. With how good Miller looked last year, now is not the time to groom a head coach.
After Charlotte burns to ground? Then maybe
He has an incredible basketball mind – he gets it. But can he manage people?