- James and Redick started the ‘Mind the Game’ podcast in March of this year
- Together, they have released six episodes in the midst of the current NBA postseason.
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The Charlotte Hornets will interview ESPN analyst JJ Redick for their head coaching job, according to sources, as the retired NBA star seeks a role on a team’s bench next season amid his surge in popularity due to his podcast with Lebron James.
Redick, who became an on-air analyst for ESPN shortly after his retirement in 2021, has “shown interest in making a jump into coaching in recent years,” according to Shams Charania, The Athletic’s senior NBA expert.
The 15-year NBA veteran is currently one of two co-hosts alongside James on his podcast. Be careful with the gamewhere the couple has “financial conversations about basketball.”
Together, James and Redick have released six episodes with the final one set to drop on April 17, three days before the start of the NBA playoffs.
dailymail.com has contacted the Charlotte Hornets for comment.
ESPN NBA analyst JJ Reddick wants to try his hand at coaching amid rise in media
The Hornets are looking for a new coach in the midst of another terrible season in the East (21-61)
Redick has co-hosted the ‘Mind the Game’ podcast with LeBron James since March
Redick, who was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft, played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils (2002-2006) and is known for his excellent free throws and three-pointers. He set ACC records during his career for most points and most ACC tournament points at the time.
Redick is also Duke’s all-time leading scorer. He continues to hold some NCAA free throw percentage records and several ACC records. Additionally, he set several other Duke records, including most points in a single season.
After being drafted by the Magic, Redick played for seven seasons in Orlando (2006-2013), followed by a brief stint with the Milwaukee Bucks, then four seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017. In 2017, he signed a one-year contract . He tried out with the Philadelphia 76ers and re-signed with them to a one-year contract the following year.
Redick played 15 seasons in the NBA, enjoying stints with the Magic, Clippers, Sixers and Pelicans.
In 2019, Redick signed a two-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. His last season in the NBA came in 2021 with the Dallas Mavericks. Redick holds franchise records for three-point field goals made in a single season for several of the teams he played for.
The former point guard became the first NBA player and second active professional athlete to start a weekly podcast during the regular season. It started in 2016 with Yahoo! Sports. Redick then moved the podcast from him to the media company James founded, Uninterrupted, in 2017.
In 2020, he started his own YouTube channel and co-founded the media company ThreeFourTwo Productions. He occasionally appears on ESPN’s First Take.
The Hornets announced that Steve Clifford would step down as head coach at the end of the 2023-24 regular season and assume an advisory role in the front office. Charlotte concluded its season as the Eastern Conference’s record 13th seed (21-61), and last made the playoffs in 2016.