ESPN analyst JJ Redick has reportedly emerged because the frontrunner to succeed Darvin Ham as the following Lakers head coach.
Whereas some have endorsed Redick for the high-profile job, retired Warmth participant Udonis Haslem believes the Lakers might trigger friction inside the locker room by hiring the retired sharpshooter. Throughout his look on Tuesday’s “NBA Immediately” on ESPN, Haslem cited Redick’s friendship with James — the 2 run a podcast collectively — as a cause why the Purple & Gold ought to chorus from hiring Redick.
“If it is JJ [Redick], it’ll be a cynical locker room,” Haslem mentioned “You are gonna have guys saying, ‘Coach going to do a podcast after the sport with LeBron.’ You are gonna have a cynical locker room of men who’re gonna side-eye all the things JJ says, as a result of they’re gonna surprise, ‘Is that this JJ’s message or LeBron’s message?'”
Haslem then endorsed Warmth assistant Chris Quinn as his best choice for the job, citing Quinn’s expertise of teaching James as an assistant throughout their years in Miami.
