JJ Redick now in place as the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach,

With JJ Redick now in place as the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, the next priority for the team will be to fill out his coaching staff.

NBA insider Marc Stein reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are targeting Dwane Casey and Jacque Vaughn to become part of JJ Redick’s coaching staff.

Redick has the potential to be a successful NBA head coach, but his inexperience is frequently mentioned. Rumors indicate that Redick and the Lakers recognize the necessity of forming a strong coaching staff, which includes bringing in former NBA head coaches, and this is indeed part of their strategy.

What Dwane Casey and Jacque Vaughn bring to the Lakers bench

Casey and Vaughn would both be excellent additions to JJ Redick’s staff due to their head coaching experience. Casey has served as head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2005-07), the Toronto Raptors (2011-18), and most recently, the Detroit Pistons (2018-23). He has a record of 494-570 over 14 seasons as a head coach with three different teams.

Vaughn coached with the Brooklyn Nets for the past seven seasons. He started as an assistant on Kenny Atkinson’s staff before the 2016-17 season. Vaughn assumed the role of interim head coach for the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season following Atkinson’s termination.

After hiring Steve Nash as head coach in September 2020, the Nets retained Vaughn as an assistant. Vaughn assumed the interim coaching role again after Nash was fired early in the 2022-23 season, and he was officially named the Nets’ full-time coach on November 9, 2022.