JJ Redick’s AI Coaching Strategy Has Lakers Fans Questioning Everything

Well, JJ Redick that is one way to kick off a new season. Just when you thought the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t get any weirder, head coach JJ Redick drops a bombshell that has everyone scratching their heads and wondering if we’ve officially entered some kind of basketball twilight zone titled Chat GPT

What Redick Said?

 Redick casually mentioned in an interview that he spends up to an hour and a half having deep conversations with ChatGPT. Yes, because that sounds like a brilliant idea to admit. The man tasked with “coaching” LeBron James and the rest of the Lakers roster is apparently getting his strategic insights from an artificial intelligence chatbot.

“I do have just a general curiosity about stuff,” Redick explained with what can only be described as alarming nonchalance. “I’m the type of person who spends an hour and a half going down a deep, deep rabbit hole on ChatGPT. It used to be Wikipedia, but now it’s me and my friend Chat.”

The Uncomfortable Reality Check Regarding JJ Redick

Sure, the Lakers went 50-32 and grabbed the third seed in the Western Conference, but they got bounced in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. Not exactly the kind of performance that screams “extend this man immediately.”, but the Lakers did that in a multi-year deal. Now look its obvious he only got hired because he is LeBron’s yes man. Then again, its been clear for years that  coaching does not matter in this league.

The Bigger Picture Problem

What makes this whole situation even more bizarre is the timing. The Lakers are in the middle of what appears to be a delicate transition from the LeBron James era to the Luka Dončić era. This is a franchise that needs steady, experienced leadership to navigate one of the most challenging periods in recent memory. Instead, they have a head coach who’s having heart-to-heart conversations with artificial intelligence. The Lakers didn’t even offer LeBron an extension, and sighing his yes man long term just makes no sense.

The Bottom Line

The Lakers are betting big on JJ Redick for the future. Extending him after just one season despite some questionable “coaching” methods. Time will tell whether this gamble pays off, but its a big risk for the Lakers. Imagine if the Lakers consulted ChatGPT on whether they should resign JJ Redick to a new deal.