JJ Redick Has Had ‘Extra special Verbal substitute’ with Pelicans amid Change Rumors
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Recent Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick addressed newest alternate rumors within the newest episode of his podcast, The Musty Man and the Three.
Redick said or now not it is understandable that a player indulge in him could per chance perchance well be on the alternate block and praised the crew for the map in which they’re handling the rumors:
“I guess or now not it is pure that a player in his 15th year on an expiring contract potentially gets talked about in alternate rumors.
“The one component I would allege is there could be fantastic verbal substitute and transparency between myself and my agent and [Pelicans president of basketball operations David Griffin] and [Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon] with the Pelicans.
“Griffin and Trajan, they’re two of my mates. No topic ends up going down, I know we will be in constant verbal substitute.
“, as an NBA player, wherever you have to per chance perchance well be, or now not it is a must to map your job. This year … shooting-wise and a hit-wise has now not long gone the map in which I would indulge in, and that’s the reason moral reality, but you don’t have any different but to preserve working and preserve combating.”
The 36-year-historical Redick is taking half in fewer minutes (19.8 per game) than he has since his third year within the league (2008-09). He has struggled from the field, scoring 8.0 points per game on 34.2 p.c shooting (30.3 p.c from three-level differ).
Pels head coach Stan Van Gundy moreover sat Redick for three straight video games sooner than the shooting guard returned to score 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting in a 123-101 snatch over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic reported that the Pels have targeted on three groups as most likely alternate companions for Redick—the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics—all of whom are Japanese Convention contenders and could per chance perchance well very effectively bear within the head three.
In addition to, Redick desires a switch support east, per Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Pompey talked about that Redick is drawn to the three aforementioned groups as effectively as to the Recent York Knicks.
Redick could per chance perchance well be an shapely addition off the bench for any of those groups, as this early-season breeze is likely an anomaly for a player who has made 44.7 p.c of his field targets and 41.4 p.c of his threes for his profession.