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Contained in the podcast relationship of Luka Doncic and JJ Redick

By Editorial Board Published February 4, 2025 5 Min Read
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Contained in the podcast relationship of Luka Doncic and JJ Redick

You don’t should marvel what Lakers coach JJ Redick truly thinks of Luka Doncic. If you rent a head coach who used to host a podcast, and when that podcast hosted Doncic on a number of events, the solutions are already in entrance of you.

Redick’s relationship with Doncic, just like the one he cast with Dorian Finney-Smith, started within the last months of his NBA profession when New Orleans traded him to the Mavericks. Instantly, it was clear that the 2 fashioned a bond.

On a podcast with Andre Iguodala, Redick praised Doncic for being low upkeep within the locker room the identical approach Stephen Curry is for the Golden State Warriors.

“The only guy that I really played with that’s on that level of just being one of the guys and doesn’t really ask for special treatment was Luka this season,” Redick mentioned on the podcast. “Luka’s special. He’s one of the guys. Obviously basketball-wise, he’s super special. But as a dude, he’s great.”

Within the shadows, individuals across the NBA are nonetheless shocked by the commerce that gifted the Lakers their subsequent celebrity.

“The Mavericks can win the title this year, and they still got murdered on this trade,” one NBA agent advised The Instances.

Mavericks teammates JJ Redick, left, and Luka Doncic, proper, slap palms throughout a recreation on April 21, 2021, in Dallas.

(Glenn James / NBAE through Getty Photos)

And in case you dig into the Redick podcast archives, it’s clear that the Lakers coach thinks extremely extremely of his new star.

In a 2022 look on his present, Redick described Doncic as an individual with innocence, sarcasm, humility and honesty earlier than telling Doncic he didn’t get the possibility to play with him whereas he was nonetheless in his bodily prime.

Through the present, Doncic talked about how he was stunned on the ease at which he turned a dominant scorer within the NBA, that he thought his finest ability was truly passing. He additionally talked in regards to the quantity of freedom he’s had from coaches up to now, and that if he ever performed for somebody who pressured him into extra construction, “that’s going to be a problem then” for the remainder of the NBA.

On that episode, he additionally mentioned he didn’t develop up watching lots of NBA basketball in Slovenia, although one participant all the time held his curiosity: LeBron James.

On a 2024 episode of “Mind the Game,” the present James and Redick hosted collectively, the 2 marveled at Doncic’s means to carve aside defenses, mainly coming to the identical conclusion.

“I don’t think there’s a good way to guard Luka Doncic in a pick and roll,” Redick mentioned. “…With spacing, with shooting, there’s just no good answer.”

Doncic, who doesn’t precisely do tons of prolonged interviews, sat for a second time on Redick’s podcast shortly after he scored 73 factors final season towards Atlanta.

“I think I’ve got a couple moves in me,” Doncic advised Redick with a smile.

Redick mentioned he was jealous of Doncic as a result of he has “the gift.” Doncic tried to clarify his thought course of, but in addition got here throughout as somebody with simply the pure means to learn the sport.

He spoke with Redick about how having a participant like Kyrie Irving has helped ease the offensive burden.

“It’s way easier,” Doncic mentioned.

Now, he’ll have James and Austin Reaves to assist with the ball-handling.

And, Doncic may have Redick.

All through the 2 episodes, it was straightforward to see the benefit the 2 have within the relationship for one another, Redick clearly in admiration for the way Doncic performs the sport and Doncic clearly snug sufficient to respect — and needle — his former teammate, teasing him about his first NBA dunk and the way he couldn’t run anymore as soon as he obtained to Dallas.

There’s no guessing about any of that. And with a lot change heading for the Lakers group, that’s a great place to start out.

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