{"id":191764,"date":"2024-06-21T12:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/la-lakers-hiring-jj-redick-to-four-year-deal-as-head-coach-sources\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:08:03","slug":"la-lakers-hiring-jj-redick-to-four-year-deal-as-head-coach-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/la-lakers-hiring-jj-redick-to-four-year-deal-as-head-coach-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Lakers hiring JJ Redick to four-year deal as Head Coach- Sources \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0have agreed to a four-year contract with JJ Redick to make him the franchise\u2019s next coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Redick, an ESPN NBA analyst who played 15 years in the league, met with Lakers vice president and general manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss over the weekend, and conversations on the vacancy continued throughout the week, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Pelinka offered Redick the job Thursday morning, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Pelinka became sold on Redick\u2019s ability to connect with players and his basketball IQ and believes surrounding Redick with an elite coaching staff will help shorten his learning curve into his first coaching job, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Redick moved into the forefront of the search a week ago after the Lakers\u2019 pursuit of\u00a0Connecticut\u00a0coach Dan Hurley was ultimately rebuffed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586762\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Redick-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586762\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JJ Redick via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586315\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hurley-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586315\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies Photo Courtesy: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lakers offered Hurley a six-year, $70 million contract\u00a0that he turned down\u00a0early last week, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>As Pelinka sought with Hurley, he still wants a teaching coach and staff who will prioritize the development of young players such as\u00a0Max Christie,\u00a0Austin Reaves\u00a0and\u00a0Rui Hachimura\u00a0and can design a creative approach to featuring\u00a0Anthony Davis\u00a0on both ends of the floor, sources said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_577214\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LeBron-Davis-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577214\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers. 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