One year after signing a four-year, $32 million deal to become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers , JJ Redick recently signed a contract extension.

The president of basketball operations and general manager, Rob Pelinka, announced the deal during a press conference on Thursday, a few days before launching training camp in the NBA Preseason 2025. The terms of the new contract were not announced.

“It’s not lost on me, the sort of rarity of a first-time head coach getting an extension. Like, I recognize how fortunate I am to be with an organization that supports me that way,” reacted 41-year-old Redick.

Countering breaking news, Pelinka and Redick also went into Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

“Just his overall leadership tone, how he not only led by example, but he was very de

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