消息人士向哥倫比亞廣播公司體育頻道的比爾·雷特證實,洛杉磯湖人隊正在聘請 J·J·雷迪克作為他們的下一任主教練。 雷迪克是一名擁有15 年NBA 經驗的老將,曾效力於奧蘭多魔術隊、密爾瓦基公鹿隊、洛杉磯快艇隊、費城76 人隊、紐奧良鵜鶘隊和達拉斯小牛隊,最近在ESPN 擔任電視分析師。 他從未執教過職業或業餘級別的教練。
雖然雷迪克在球場上取得了成功,但他的聲望在很大程度上是透過媒體傳播的,因為他在職業生涯中主持了一個播客。 退休後,他一直擔任 ESPN 廣受好評的播音員。 現在,雷迪克的第一份工作是教練行業中最引人注目的工作之一。
雷迪克的聘用是在湖人隊對雷迪克的激烈搜尋結束後進行的。 雖然他是第一批與洛杉磯相關的候選人之一,但搜尋工作總共花了一個多月的時間,其中還包括對康涅狄格大學教練丹·赫爾利的漫長求愛。 一份為期六年、價值 7000 萬美元的報價不足以讓赫爾利成為職業球員,因此湖人隊轉而選擇了一位從一開始就在競爭中的候選人。
雖然NBA球隊聘請沒有執教經驗的主教練的情況很少見,但這並非史無前例。 最近,布魯克林籃網隊於 2020 年聘請了史蒂夫·納什。 2014 年,德里克費雪(Derek Fisher) 退休後,紐約尼克隊(New York Knicks) 立即聘用了他;2013 年,籃網隊(Nets) 也聘請了賈森基德(Jason Kidd )。
這種風格最成功的聘用者是史蒂夫·科爾 (Steve Kerr),他於 2014 年接手金州勇士隊的工作,此後帶領球隊四次奪得總冠軍。 然而,科爾在進入教練界之前曾在菲尼克斯太陽隊的管理層工作過。
儘管缺乏經驗,但雷迪克至少從去年夏天開始就一直在NBA球隊的候選名單中。 2023 年賽季結束後,他接受了多倫多暴龍隊的面試,併入圍了今年休賽期夏洛特黃蜂隊的職位,之後該職位交給了波士頓凱爾特人隊的助理查爾斯·李。 現任凱爾特人隊主教練喬·馬祖拉在上個休賽期的一場高爾夫球比賽中試圖將雷迪克引誘到他的教練組擔任助理,但遭到拒絕。
在洛杉磯,雷迪克認為他的新球隊的最佳球員中至少有一位有價值的盟友。 儘管據報道勒布朗·詹姆斯 留在外面 關於湖人隊的招募流程,他確實透過自三月以來共同主持的播客「Mind the Game」與雷迪克建立了關係。 更衣室的支持無疑是湖人隊這次聘用的一個重要因素,因為有報道稱前教練達文·哈姆在上個賽季失去了球員的支持。
儘管如此,對於一個沒有經驗的教練來說,湖人隊的工作極其困難。 對於一支贏得2020年冠軍並進入2023年西部決賽的球隊來說,人們的期望很高。 洛杉磯最好的球員詹姆斯本賽季已經 40 歲了。 同為超級巨星的安東尼戴維斯剛剛經歷了一個出色、持久的賽季,但在 2023-24 賽季之前,自從加入湖人隊以來,他平均每年缺席超過 28 場比賽。
據報道,洛杉磯隊在這個休賽期的目標是引進明星球員,其中多諾萬·米切爾是他們的首要願望。 然而,由於只有三個首輪選秀權可供交易,目前還不清楚湖人隊是否能夠組建一個足夠強大的陣容來簽下這樣一位具有影響力的球員。 他們可能會利用這些選秀權來瞄準角色球員,但假設首發控球後衛德安吉洛·拉塞爾被保留或被類似價格的球員取代,球隊下個賽季將面臨奢侈稅問題。
雖然現在獲勝顯然是當務之急, The Athletic 的 Jovan Buha 在尋找湖人隊的過程中,他表示「想要一位可以成為他們版的埃里克·斯波爾斯特拉、他們版的史蒂夫·科爾的教練」。 這是指能夠成為組織長期固定人員的教練。
從歷史上看,湖人隊一直很難找到這樣的教練。 雷迪克將成為自2011年菲爾傑克遜退休以來球隊的第七位全職教練。領導下一代湖人隊還不得而知。
隨著時間的推移,雷迪克和羅伯·佩林卡領導的管理層需要回答這個問題。 目前,焦點是最大化勒布朗傳奇職業生涯的終結。 湖人隊將這些年託付給教練界的新人,冒了相當大的風險,但考慮到雷迪克在過去幾年引起的興趣,回報可能是值得的。
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