Like many within the NBA neighborhood, Anthony Davis at first wasn’t so certain in regards to the Lakers hiring JJ Redick – a coach with subsequent to no teaching expertise.
It appeared like a loopy transfer by the purple and gold, particularly contemplating they nonetheless have two championship-caliber veterans on the workforce in AD and LeBron James.
Davis was skeptical, he lately recalled in a candid interview with ESPN’s Shams Charania.
However, he defined that after he noticed what the pinnacle coach Redick had in thoughts for him offensively, he got here round.
“So, I didn’t know JJ [Redick] as nicely earlier than he acquired employed,” Davis mentioned. “Clearly with no teaching expertise and all the things like that, he would name me through the interview course of. And you realize, he’s speaking about, ‘Man, that is what I love to do.’ I’m identical to, ‘You’ve by no means coached, like how have you learnt?’ So, you realize, it was simply form of bizarre at first. And I used to be listening to him out although, I used to be being open-minded after which when he acquired employed, we had went to dinner. And we had an actual dialog in-person and we was speaking about stuff. And you realize he’s drawing stuff like and I used to be like, ‘OK, OK. I prefer it, I prefer it.’ Then when coaching camp hit and I began seeing it, I used to be like, ‘Oh yeah, that is gonna be enjoyable.’ Then his persona simply got here out, like he’s wired in another way. He’s simply all over, which is cool, I like that. However, simply having the ability to be the hub of the offense and the ball coming to me now, making performs each possession. I feel it’s impactful for me and my profession, particularly this season and for our workforce.”
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