Los Angeles still doesn't have a head coach leading its roster as the draft nears.
The Ringer's Bill Simmons has just weighed in on the Los Angeles Lakers' notably unsettled head coaching situation, with an excellent hot take, during a new episode of his essential "The Bill Simmons Podcast" show with guest Ryen Russillo. L.A.
"We know JJ was talking to the Lakers for a while and probably wanted real money," Simmons opined. "JJ's making money as a podcaster, he's making money as an ESPN announcer, and for him to give up a life that he seems pretty happy with to take on this crazy Lakers job, he's going to want to get paid. So it felt like two weeks ago, JJ had the job, but then I'm not sure what happened. Maybe he wanted too much money.
Redick remains available, while Hurley was reportedly tendered a six-year, $50 million contract extension. The Cleveland Cavaliers, another solid playoff club like L.A., also have a head coaching vacancy. "I don't think it's a crazy conspiracy at all, I don't," Russillo responded. "As much as I would think if you're a JJ or a Hurley... if you're already making a ton of money, you're not going to go to the Lakers — especially JJ, who's so young...
Redick, still just 39, enjoyed a solid, not-quite-All-Star run in the pros after being a superstar scorer at Duke. He averaged 12.8 points on a .447/.415/.892 slash line, two assists and two rebounds across 940 career regular season bouts. He now is the cohost of two hit podcasts, "The Old Man and the Three" and "Minding the Game" , and is serving as a commentator for the NBA Finals, Game 3 of which tips off tonight.
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