Nobody expected the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest coaching hire to be still generating commentary across the league a year after it happened, but here we are. The decision to hand former player and media personality JJ Redick a two-year, $45 million contract extension, with no previous professional coaching experience, has become a bit of a recurring punchline across the NBA, and recently, a familiar face added a fresh spark to the fire.

NBA insider Zach Lowe recently organized a live show in Minneapolis and talked to various Minnesota Timberwolves-related personalities, including head coach Chris Finch. With Lowe joking about taking time off work, Finch looked at the audience and said, “ I mean, I bet you three-quarters of these people are going to go home and do a podcast tonight, you kno

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