JJ Redick will have the chance to interview for the vacant Hornets head coaching position, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Monday evening.
The former Duke star and NBA veteran hosted the wildly popular basketball podcast “The Old Man and the Three” and in March he launched a second podcast with LeBron James called “Mind the Game.”
Redick has reportedly expressed interest in coaching and has not officially held a coaching position at any level.
He retired from the NBA after a 15-year career in 2021 that took him to Orlando for seven years as well as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Milwaukee and Dallas.
Redick scored over 12,000 points during his NBA career and had his number retired at Duke following his college career.
Redick has been an analyst for ESPN since stepping away from the game and was elevated to the network’s No. 1 broadcast team with Mike Breen and Doris Burke this season after Doc Rivers left to take the job as head coach of the Bucks.
This would be Redick’s second attempt at an NBA coaching job after interviewing for the Raptors coaching job last year.
Redick’s basketball knowledge is widely respected throughout the league.
The Hornets are in the midst of a coaching search after Steve Clifford resigned at the end of the season in order to move to a front office role with the team.
Charlotte is coming off a dismal season that saw them go 21-61, earning the distinction of third-worst record in the NBA in the 2023-24 season and it was the seventh time in the last eight seasons that they were experiencing a losing campaign. .
Several other names have been discussed for the coaching role, such as Jerry Stackhouse, Jordan Ott and Royal Ivey.
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