The Los Angeles Lakers are all set to announce their coaching staff for the 2024-2025 NBA season headed by JJ Redick. Redick retired in August 2021 after a professional basketball career that spanned fifteen years and entered coaching for the first time; Further, he has gained significant recognition in the media and has a good working relationship with LeBron James through the podcast ‘Mind the Game.’
Experienced Assistant Coaches
Nate McMillan
McMillan has over two decades of coaching experience and has just come from being the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks from 2021-23. This aspect of the Suns’ management will help Miller to effectively coach Redick since Miller just moved from the players’ bench.
Scott Brooks
Brooks has worked in the NBA from 2008-2015 and most notably, he was coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder and has been recently with the Portland Trail Blazers. This will be a great asset to the Lakers since he has such a wide knowledge and experience in basketball.
Bob Beyer
Beyer began his coaching career in 1983 and became an NBA assistant coach for more than twenty years and eight different teams. The presence of a vet will be helpful in the progression of Redick to become the head coach.
Greg St. Jean
St. Jean has been with the Lakers as an assistant coach/player development coach in the 2020 NBA championship team, thus making him quite familiar with the players particularly; James and Anthony Davis.
Lindsey Harding
Coaching assistant Harding is a former WNBA professional basketball player and the first female coach of the Lakers; Redick is a former Duke basketball team companion. The newcomer received the G League Coach of the Year award last season proving her rather meteoric career as a coach.
Beau Levesque
Levesque joined the Clippers last season as the player development coordinator and his main function with the Magic will be to concentrate on player development something that has taken center stage under Redick.
Conclusion
The Los Angeles Lakers have assembled a diverse and experienced coaching staff to support JJ Redick in his first season as head coach. With seasoned veterans like Nate McMillan, Scott Brooks, and Bob Beyer, along with familiar faces and rising stars like Greg St. Jean, Lindsey Harding, and Beau Levesque, the Lakers are poised for a successful 2024-2025 NBA season. This well-rounded team of coaches will undoubtedly contribute to the growth and success of both Redick and the Lakers.
The Lakers announce their coaching staff for next season: pic.twitter.com/x2Fvi5s7Dn
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) August 5, 2024
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