There's a lot of UPSIDE! - Woj on Lakers making JJ Redick new head coach 🙌 | NBA Today 

JJ Redick agreed to be LeBron top assistant

I still don’t get how somebody with zero coaching experience gets offered tens of millions to be the head coach of one of the most storied franchises in history.

I don’t care that the lakers hired JJ, it’s the stupidity of LeBron and Rich saying they didnt have anything to do with it. Like we are stupid 😮

LeGM strikes again

JJ does have experience coaching his son’s U10 team.

How many games till Lakers fans start calling for his head?

The first time he gets on Davis and Davis asks why he never gets on Bron is going to be epic. You can have the boy of one player be the coach. I predict things get ugly before the All Star break.

I’m just hoping Derrick White resigns so he doesn’t go to LA with the man who loves him the most😅

Ngl, I thought that was Richard Jefferson in white at first.

Nobody is scared of the Lakers in the NBA no more rip Lakers

This guy is a clear example of LBJ’s power in the nba.

The worst thing about all this is we're not gonna have Barkley on TV no more. Imagine all the jokes he would be cracking on the Lakers 😂

Ima give JJ a chance and see what happens. It’s not like any coach was gonna make them the favorites anyways.

The Lakers saw LeBron approve of someone he can manipulate....the Lakers brand is literally on life support and every move they make has made it hard for them to recover.

Perk really suggested that the Lakers coach call the Celtics coach.

JJ will be back to ESPN analylsis after one or two seasons ... for sure.

The scapegoat has been chosen! At least he gets to jump start his coaching career, easy experience.

Perk looking like kung fu panda😂🫵🏽

Yeah, im done with the NBA at this point...

Sam Cassell, Monty Williams, Mark Jackson???? And all the other assistants that put in the work and been assistants for years. This is crazy!!!

why not make him assistant coach first before giving a head coach job. Tough task ahead.

Weren’t all of them on TV this morning saying hiring JJ over Monty would be a huge mistake but now it’s a good move 😂

Clout > Experience

SHOCKER!

This is gonna be a wonderfully hilarious and chaotic circus side show. I’ll get the popcorn ready 🍿 😂🤣

What i'm hearing from UD here: rondo should be the lakers head coach.

Mark Jackson would be a great hire on JJ’s staff.

I’m so glad we no longer have to hear him in the booth explaining backside dribble handoffs and ethical scoring to us peasants who don’t understand basketball.

I love how he's now working to put "experienced" staff around him. Why arent the Lakers going for an experienced coach? 🤣🤣

ESPN saying their podcast wasnt am audition is ABSOLUTELY criminal

This is comedy Gold lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Lakerw are doomed

Christine looks like Steve Harvey

As a lifelong Laker fan we have hit rock bottom. Jeanie Buss is a disaster of an owner and the only way out is for her to sell. Winning is simply not important to this franchise anymore.

Did she just compare him to Kerr as a new coach 😂

It’s crazy rob pelanka still has his job lol if he wasn’t blowing Jeanie back out he’d be gone

"Hi Joe, Should I show LeBron the Dark Knight or Batman Begins?" No need for JJ to hit up Joe, Brad Stevens did all the work in making that team stacked lmao...

Joe Mazzula? JJ has Coach K on speed dial homie 😂

Notice how the price of the contract doesn't get mentioned....

Love JJ but I really think he doesn't understand what it's gonna be like coaching the Lakers... Our expectations are playoffs and championships especially with Boston winning this year, good luck my guy. LA will be watching everything

Breaking News Lebron and JJ starts podcast and Lebron hires him as the head coach for the Lakers

Basically, this is how it happened. The Lakers brass said this to JJ..." Hi JJ, it's the Lakers brass. We work for LeBron and we've noticed you guys talking a lot and we LOVE LOVE LOVE LeBron and don't want him to leave, so we're wondering if you would like to be our coach. Now, you guys can keep doing your podcast thing, after all, that's how we even thought of you for this job...and LeBron slid us a note under our door and ran off, thinking we didn't know. So what's it going to be JJ? Coach the Lakers or never get this chance to coach ever again?" and now we are here. LOL. What's next for the Lakers in LeBron sending out cleverly coded messages to JJ and the Lakers to draft Bronny. It'll sound like water crashing into the rocks on a beach but if you filter it out, it'll be LeBron saying "Draft BOTH my sons or I'm leaving you bums behind...you didn't hear it from me." Just watch guys, the Lakers are going to draft LeBron kid. It's all part of the plan. We know how LeBron controls the narrative. LOL.

We can only wait & see. I'm excited to see how this plays out in the season.

Dr Buss's children are one of the examples I give when people ask me why I don't want to have kids. They are not their dad 🙄

Get ya popcorn ready

Hope JJ wears his hat backwards on the bench. That definitely increases his basketball IQ.

Freaking Good. They deserve each other and I need a good laugh next season. The Lakers are 8 UP.

JJ Reddick Head coach Really means Lebron Head coach 😭= Bronny Activation

Jeanie has no 🥜, LeBron Buss runs the Lakers.....

Excited about JJ, great hire, welcome to the Lakers

I guess I'm going to become a clipper fan for the next 4 years

Man I hope this works let's get a new coaching staff then players !!

Bro used a lot of hair gel to make himself look competent 😂

I see JJ more as a high level executive more than a coach.

The NBA finals end. A couple of days later the Lakers name him coach after an "interview." Nice he got announced as coach after his commentating job emded for the season.

JJ my guys and i wish him all the best. But how tf will the podcasts go now?

Pause 4:51. Let the tap dancing begin 😅😅. Somebody with no coaching experience is the best fit for the Lakers lmfao. Really Udonis? LeBron and JJ sitting on a podcast. Being buddy buddy drawing up NBA plays is completely different. From being in the heat of battle during an actual game. We all know the famous saying, "Never do business with friends or family." Wth did Mark Jackson do when he was coaching the warriors? Because he can't even get so much as a phone call let alone an actual interview. The man is literally stuck in NBA commentary purgatory.

Where is Magic Johnson ?

JJ staff: Tim Legler - shooting coach Rondo - asistant coach Jamal Crawford - asistant coach CP3 - veteran minimum last chair on the bench heater. Richard Jefferson - director of everything

7:26 That calf is crazy

$32 million contract by the way.

To many laker haters for laker news 😂

i agree with UD about the locker room response to JJ not overtly but the question mark anout where the coaching us really coming from based on his friendship with LJ. the chemistry with that roster proves it

After the Hurley failure this is a desperation move by the Lakers.

Yooo i love UD as an analyst he is great

Thank you Udonis for having something positive to say about the hire

As a LeBron fan I will step aside now 😅 At least they are not drafting Bronny, right?

The Lakers have become a never ending joke 😂

Lakers are gonna suck next season like they always do. They're gonna trade Lebron back to the Heat because Bronny's gonna be drafted by the Heat.

This me hearing and seeing this😂😂😂 Best of luck 🙏🏽🤞🏽

All those other assistant coaches with experience paying their dues for a opportunity to occupy a Head Coach position is outlandish and disrespectful to their hard work

He will be great, better than most think, will they win a chip or go the finals? NO but that doesnt mean he wont be good

Apparently nobody was stupid enough to coach LeBron.

Gil call it😅

He is smart, role player, analysis guy, 3 pt game, players coach perfect for modern nba

Did Jerry Jones buy the Lakers and it wasn’t reported?

I think it would have been better for him to go to the Pistons. Nobody expects nothing from them, they will be a lottery team next year and the year after that and the year after that. So as long as he got 15 wins it'd be an upgrade. Now he has to make the Lakers better than a play in team in a stacked West Conference.

UD. Great hire. Real insight, truthful opinion.

Gratz to the man! Hope it works out for the Lakers! I DO think the Lakers need to get off that coaching carousel and give JJ a real chance. He may need all 4 years to get the Lakers back up to par.

As a Celtics fan I am very happy for JJ. Always loved his game when he was in the league and I think he will be a great coach. Celtics vs Lakers finals in 2025 would be amazing.

Steve Nash coaching in Brooklyn went horribly wrong because he wasn't respected by his stars. Bron will make sure his troops behave like men in front of JJ.

Only reason why ESPN hasn’t fired Big Perk is bc that would violate CA disability laws

If this stops some of the Caitlin Clark noise, I’m here for it.

This is why Stephen A hated that podcast they did when the other coach was about to get fired. He knew this would happen. Lebron was recruiting.

The fact that LeBron will be 40 and still has the power to hire his own coach and draft his son is crazy, the man is powerful

What in depth analysis by Perk. Mimic Boston and get the right pieces. Genius!!!!!!!!!!!1

This is what happens when people are afraid to say no 😂

I like the JJ hire. Think he'll be a great coach with time.

They doing it again!!! Over reacting to Lakers moves 🤦🏾‍♂️

As a Warrior fan in glad the Lakers aren't too bright

I'll miss JJ's YT content. good luck, but come on back any time!

Laker fans are gonna miss Darvin Ham 😂

It's all about who you surround yourself with as a Coach let's go JJR 😤💪🏿⚡

My man isn’t just a basketball savant. He is from the internet generation and has lived as an influencer. Harness the power of the internet JJ! Crowdsource your coaching decisions. At least let the internet inform your calculus.

The NBA is officially a joke with one of the most prominent franchises leading the clown 🤡 show.

While the Celtics are winning to championship the Lakers are hiring an average ex basketball/podcaster. Seriously….. this is the joke of the year. Surely!!!

“This just in, Lakers fire coach JJ Redick after 2 seasons, Stephen A what’s your reaction”? - ESPN 😂

Fun Fact: Euroleague "Plumbers" have been dominating the "World Champions" for the past 14 yrs. Remember when the Lakers lost to Barcelona? Great times.

He will fail and regret this decision. Part of being a coach is to mange ego's and JJ is not an alpha, doesnt command respect, doesnt know how to make others accountable. He couldnt even handle Shaq on a podcast...

Perk's advice for JJ to talk to Joe is dumb... He is asking a Laker coach to talk to the coach of their arch rival, the Celtics.