According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers want to surround new head coach JJ Redick with as much experience as possible. This is why the front office is reportedly looking to hire at least two former NBA head coaches to join Redick’s staff.
This is only logical considering how Redick himself has zero coaching experience at the professional level.
Los Angeles Lakers News: Main Candidates for JJ Redick’s Coaching Staff
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According to a report by team insider Anthony Irwin of Lakers Daily, James Borrego, Jared Dudley, Terry Stotts, and Sam Cassell are four names that can be crossed off the list of potential assistant coach candidates.
The report included three well-known names, though:
“Sources say the Lakers have moved on to candidates lower on their initial list like Jacque Vaughn and Dwane Casey, while still keeping Scott Brooks in mind as they look to surround new head coach JJ Redick with as much experience as they can find,” Irwin wrote.
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Vaughn is coming off a decade-long stint with the Brooklyn Nets, serving as the team’s head coach this past two seasons. Casey, on the other hand, has been the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Toronto Raptors, and most recently, the Detroit Pistons.
Brooks, another candidate for the job, has had stints with the Washington Wizards and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which he led all the way to the NBA Finals in 2012.
Either way, all signs are pointing to Redick having a loaded coaching staff in his debut season in LA.
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