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Jeanie Buss admits she was 'worried' about hiring JJ Redick

Related Topics: JJ Redick, Jeanie Buss, Darvin Ham

After the Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham following two seasons as their head coach, they quickly started courting JJ Redick to become their next head coach. Redick had a long and productive NBA career as a 3-point specialist, but he had no coaching experience of any kind at either the pro or college levels.

He had become a podcaster since his playing career ended, and he co-hosted the "Mind the Game" podcast with LeBron James, which led to further skepticism that he would be able to do his job well.

But Redick did a solid job by keeping the Lakers in one piece through multiple slumps and changes, and he guided them to a 50-32 record and the third seed in the Western Conference.