[Wojnarowski] Fifteen-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst JJ Redick has interviewed for the Toronto Raptors’ coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Redick was part of a first-round of candidates to meet with franchise leadership.
Fifteen-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst JJ Redick has interviewed for the Toronto Raptors’ coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Redick was part of a first-round of candidates to meet with franchise leadership.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 10, 2023
by itailitai
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Oh shit the report was right
Do it for the memes, Toronto, please. Just lean into it.
No way JJ gets/takes this job right?? He’s been talking about coaching his son’s middle school team lol that’s a big jump
I’m pretty confident there’s at least 10 better candidates
I like JJ but please no lol
Would be a disaster. I’m in 👉👉
Can’t help but think this has Steve Nash as Nets head coach vibes
This will be the NBA’s Jeff Saturday
I don’t like how fast these reports are ramping up
Former player with no previous coaching experience? The Raptors really saw the Nash experience as though “that might be for us”
Ok this came out of nowhere??
JJ really signed nekias and said the podcasts are in good hands haha
masai has lost the plot lol
Do it, next season’s already shaping up to be a shit-show on paper, might as well get some memes out of it.
Stephen A about to go off if he gets hired
He’ll tank their next season as payback for 2019
Confused as to why someone with a rising entertainment/analyst career would subject themselves to the level of criticism an nba coach would receive
bro had to sit through one too many NBA Mount Rushmore debates led by Stephen A and said fuck this I’m out
Man 40 years from people are really gonna say that the NBA in the 2020s just a bunch of podcasters & ESPN analysts
JJ gonna show up on /r/dataisbeautiful with one of those charts with his # of applications and interviews
Redick hoping to be the next Steve Kerr.
“Welcome back to The Old Man and The Three, today’s guest is Scottie Barnes. Scottie, great to see you, man. First question, why don’t you have a bag? If you don’t learn to shoot, I’m telling Masai to ship your ass to Portland, buddy.”
He would be an all time terrible coach. Not because of his knowledge or anything but because of how condescending he is. Especially when you’re not experienced as a coach. Players would flip on him in a week
This sub is brain dead. JJ is a great basketball mind who spent a long ass time in the nba and you guys are acting like the raptors just interviewed a McDonald’s worker for the job.
At the very least, JJ would _look_ like a good coach. I don’t think he would actually _be_ a good coach.
This is some kind of malpractice
are we an unserious org? jj redick? bruh. might as well interview nash.
The Old Man & the Six?
Hard to believe how many people in this thread genuinely think “He’s already a successful podcaster! What on earth could he possibly gain by being employed in the actual NBA as a head coach?? Doesn’t he know a few viral clips every couple months is the pinnacle of achievement??”
Also hard to believe how many people reject “money” as the reason he could be interested.
It’s like sports fans don’t understand athletes at all. He wants to compete and he wants to make a ton of money. Just because everyone on reddit would be content sitting on their ass doing podcasts doesn’t mean an actual athlete who takes themselves seriously would be.
I am confused by this. He isn’t working as an assistant coach or anything and being a head coach is like 4 times more work and 100 times more criticism and the half life on new coaches is ridiculously short.
I bet JJ will be a good coach. He clearly has a great basketball mind, and has played as both a star (college) and a role player (NBA). I think he brings good perspective. Probably should start as an assistant though.
Skipping the line/white privilege.
God help the Raptors at this time
Your team is about to be run by a Podcaster
Holy fuck please no