Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle planted the seeds for JJ Redick's coaching ambitions when the two overlapped with the Dallas Mavericks.
New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick finished his career with the Dallas Mavericks, and his head coach at the time was Rick Carlisle. Their overlap was short, but it was important for Redick.
"There were certainly coaches that I had throughout my career that would say 'you're going to coach some day'," Redick said. "It was really when I was in Dallas at the end of my career. And I was hurt for most of those two-and-a-half months. I didn't play a lot. Rick Carlisle and I spent a lot of time together. And he really planted the seed about coaching."
Redick's competitiveness as a player helped lead him toward coaching, too. His NBA gig with the Lakers is his first since being a player in the NBA, and he hopes to create a competitive culture with Los Angeles.
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