Beijing time on June 13, according to a report by the famous reporter woj, Redick will formally interview with the Lakers this weekend. If everything goes well, he will be elected as the latest coach of the Lakers.
Currently Redick is responsible for the commentary work of the finals as an ESPN commentator. According to previous reports, Redick reportedly had a 90-minute conversation with Lakers general manager Pelinka during a joint workout in Chicago last month. Redick will meet with Pelinka and Jenny during this trip to Los Angeles. -Bath to discuss more details. If Redick can perform well in this weekend's interview, he will become the first choice for the Lakers' new head coach.
When the Lakers were selecting a coach, their target candidate was not only Redick. They had also considered UConn head coach Dan Hurley, for whom the Lakers offered him a six-year, $70 million offer. But Hurley chose to reject the Lakers and will continue to lead UConn to the championship.
In addition, according to a previous report by the famous reporter Vince Goodwill, Redick did not want to be the Lakers' second choice, but he wanted to coach. Whatever the reason, the Lakers seem very interested in him and the focus will smoothly shift to him. Interestingly, Vince Goodwill also said that the Lakers have no one to choose from. Now that the coaching selection process is coming to an end, Redick and James did a podcast together.
It is worth mentioning that Redick and James’ podcast will be suspended for one episode this week, which seems to indicate that Redick is preparing for an interview with the Lakers.
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