J.J.

Redick

Redick’s name has been connected to the Lakers since they fired Darvin Ham, and they have finally gotten a deal done. Redick doesn’t have any coaching experience, but Rob Pelinka believes that surrounding him with an elite coaching staff will make the transition smoother. Redick has a connection with LeBron James due to them co-hosting a podcast, but we shouldn’t expect that show to continue anytime soon. It will be a tall task for Redick to make this team a contender in his first coaching job, but having LeBron and Anthony Davis should make things a bit easier.

Redick hangs up his Nikes after 15 productive seasons in the league. He finishes with career averages of 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 made 3-pointers per game, while shooting 41.5% from downtown and 89.2% from the charity stripe. One of the game’s all-time elite marksmen, he is one of only three players in NBA history to make more than 2,000 career treys and 2,000 free throws while shooting above 40% from downtown and above 89% from the charity stripe. The only other two players in this club are Steph Curry and Ray Allen. “After years of youth leagues, AAU, high school basketball, four years at Duke, and 15 years in the NBA, I’m retiring from the game that I love so much,” Redick said on his podcast.

Redick has confirmed on his podcast this summer that he will wait before making a decision on where to play next “My focus right now is just hanging with my family and enjoying the offseason,’ said Redick. “And we’ll make a decision on next season—what team, what city, etc.—probably sometime in the next two or three months. But, you know, I would say, pretty much definitively, like, I won’t be in a training camp to start the season. That’s not gonna happen. So, you know, I’ll join a team at some point this season and finish the year and try to go get a chip.” According to Fisher’s report, several executives have speculated the Redick might retire if he does not come to terms with either New York or Brooklyn.

Redick won’t play on Saturday and Mavs coach Rick Carlisle told reporters, “I think it would be unlikely that he’ll play in the series.” This is a chronic heel injury which Redick aggravated in mid-May, and it’s likely to become a question of pain tolerance. The Mavs will miss Redick’s shooting but there are no major fantasy implications.

Redick missed the final three games of the regular season due to the nagging heel injury. While there was some hope he’d return for the start of the playoffs, we now know he’ll miss at least Game 1. And the fact that’s he’s been ruled out more than 24 hours prior to tip-off is not an overly encouraging sign. Josh Richardson and Jalen Brunson will continue to soak up extra minutes in Redick’s absence.

He hopes to be ready for the playoffs and his absence should help both Josh Richardson and Jalen Brunson the rest of the way.

Redick played only two minutes on Tuesday and was quickly ruled out for this game. It’s a chronic injury that’s bothered him all year long, so the Mavs may opt to rest him until the postseason. “It’s been a good-days, bad-days type of situation,” said coach Rick Carlisle. “We’ll monitor it on a day-to-day basis ... Beyond that, we’ll have to see how he responds to treatment.”

Redick has dealt with this right heel injury for quite some time and again, it caused him to miss time on the court. The 36 year old has not had any fantasy impact all season, and plays just 12 minutes per game, so his absence will not cause anyone to lose much sleep. He has already been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Pelicans.

He usually only sees a handful of minutes when active. Ignore him.

He’ll rest for a second straight game, but he usually only plays a handful of minutes when active.