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After putting forth arguably the best campaign of his 13-year career last season, JJ Redick decided to pack his bags and head to the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent. This was a significant blow for the Philadelphia 76ers, who apparently were unwilling to match Redick’s projected market value. In his write-up for SB […]

JJ Redick was in the middle of the mayhem when Kawhi Leonard knocked down the series-clinching buzzer-beater that propelled the Toronto Raptors over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of Eastern Conference Semifinals. Redick appeared on Zach Lowe’s podcast and vividly described what it was like to be in that moment and the aftermath that […]

JJ Redick played next to Jimmy Butler for less than one full season with the Philadelphia 76ers, yet that short time was enough for the veteran marksman to assess his character as a teammate. The 35-year-old marksman told ESPN’s Zach Lowe on his podcast, The Lowe Post, that he’s not buying into the narrative about […]

JJ Redick admits the Los Angeles Clippers “did not do a great job of not being annoyed by each other” during the Chris Paul-Blake Griffin-DeAndre Jordan era. The Lob City Clippers were always one of the best teams in the NBA during the regular season and looked primed to contend for a championship year after […]

Philadelphia 76ers star point-forward Ben Simmons has been largely criticized for his inability and ineffectiveness from long range. The 23-year-old Australian former Rookie of the Year rarely attempts any jump shots and almost never shoots from downtown, but reportedly Simmons has improved his shot in the offseason. Ex-Sixers teammate JJ Redick is not too keen […]

New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter JJ Redick has turned down an invitation to participate in Team USA’s upcoming training camp in Las Vegas, one that would render him eligible to make the final 12-man roster that will take on the FIBA 2019 World Cup in China, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Redick said he […]

New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter JJ Redick is thrilled about receiving an invitation to play for Team USA in the upcoming training camp in Las Vegas next month, along with the prospect to take part in the final 12-man roster that will play in the FIBA World Cup, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: “I’m thrilled beyond […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick claims that the deciding factor in choosing New Orleans was the fact that the team had so much young potential. In a conference call with the media on Tuesday, Redick said he was immediately excited upon learning that the Pelicans were interested in him. He pointed that with the […]

New shooting guard for the New Orleans Pelicans JJ Redick is set to join a fairly young roster comprised chiefly by first overall pick Zion Williamson and recent acquisitions in Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart via the Anthony Davis trade. Despite the leaning-young roster, Redick, 35, appears ready to face the next challenge […]

JJ Redick could have chosen to join just about any team this offseason, but he ultimately decided to join the New Orleans Pelicans. Why? Because he feels that the team has a shot at making a playoff run in the coming season. Redick noted his confidence in a recent interview with Scott Kushner of The […]

As part of a recent interview with Scott Kushner of The Times Picayune in New Orleans, Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin revealed that JJ Redick was the team’s top target in this summer’s free agency. David Griffin says JJ Redick was the top target in free agency. He said his first […]

The Philadelphia 76ers remain one of the biggest winners of the offseason thus far. So much so, that along with last season’s Eastern Conference Runners-Up, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Sixers are widely considered as the favorites to come out of the East this year. It is worth noting that Philadelphia lost two of their most […]

Jrue Holiday played a big role in convincing JJ Redick to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans, pitching to the veteran sharpshooter the changes the franchise has made and will make under executive vice president David Griffin. Redick recently admitted that Holiday was one of the reasons why he chose the Pelicans, citing that Jrue […]

After a successful two-year stint in Philadelphia with the 76ers, marksman JJ Redick bolted for the New Orleans Pelicans, pointing to guard Jrue Holiday as a big reason why he chose to join the rebuilding team. “We just chatted on the phone,” Redick told Bill Simmons of The Ringer in The JJ Redick podcast. “I […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick created a burner Twitter account to follow free agency news this summer. Redick, who signed a two-year, $26.5 million contract with the Pelicans, hasn’t used social media in over a year. The sharpshooter created a fake Twitter account and followed Adrian Wojnarowski, Chris Haynes, Ramona Shelburne and Shams […]

JJ Redick can become just the ninth player in NBA history to make the playoffs in his first 14 seasons in the league if the New Orleans Pelicans make the postseason in 2019-20. Redick signed a two-year, $26.5 million contract with the Pelicans. The sharpshooter, who has played for the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Los […]

The New Orleans Pelicans officially signed shooting guard JJ Redick on Monday. Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin released a statement on the move: “JJ Redick is among the very best shooters and professionals in league history,” said Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin, via Pelicans.com. “Coming off perhaps […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are once again aiming to land sharpshooter and fan favorite Kyle Korver after striking out on bringing him back to Philly and losing out on JJ Redick in free agency. The Sixers had explored re-acquiring Korver, who played the first four and a half seasons in The City of Brotherly Love, twice […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick took out a full page ad in the Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer to thank Sixers fans for supporting him and the team in the past two years. “Thank you for an incredible experience. The past two seasons were unforgettable,” Redick wrote. “There is nothing like playing […]

It’s official, there has never been a better time to be an NBA player. Shortly after free agency officially opened, teams had already spent north of $3 billion in contract signings, according to Jeff Siegel with Early Bird Rights. Aside from the headline-grabbing signings of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving with the Brooklyn Nets, there […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter J.J. Redick has agreed to a two-year, $26.5 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent guard JJ Redick has agreed to a two-year, $26.5M deal to join the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019 The New […]

While the Philadelphia 76ers are focused on re-signing Tobias Harris and making a potential play for Al Horford, shooting guard J.J. Redick will also be an unrestricted free agent. After four seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers, Redick signed a one-year deal with the Sixers prior to the 2017-18 season, averaging 17.1 points per game […]

Former president and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson suggested the Los Angeles Lakers could pursue other capable cogs if they can’t manage to get another star in free agency, dropping the names of Seth Curry, Nikola Mirotic, J.J. Redick and Danny Green as potential options for the purple-and-gold. “There’s guys like that,” Johnson told Bill […]

JJ Redick is without question and important piece for the Philadelphia 76ers, but he is about to hit the open free agency market. Last offseason, Redick tested free agency and ended up re-signing with the franchise. This year, the result may end up being a little different. According to a report from Michael K-B of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already landed their big fish in superstar big man Anthony Davis, but the Lakers are surely not going to stop there. With cap room to make other moves, Los Angeles will unquestionably peruse the free agent market for another big name, and while guys like Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker […]

JJ Redick, a soon-to-be free agent who spent the last two years with the Philadelphia 76ers and served as a phenomenal floor spacer for the team in both seasons. We know about the top-tier free agents hitting the market this summer, and there are a lot of them. Kevin Durant. Kawhi Leonard. Kyrie Irving. Jimmy […]

Sixers shooting guard JJ Redick becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer and the sharpshooter says three things will factor into his decision. Redick, who made $12,250,000 this season, will prioritize stability, a chance to win and money in free agency. “You factor in money, you factor in stability, you factor in the opportunity to […]

The Indiana Pacers were one of the biggest tragedies in the NBA this season, as a team with real aspirations of having a deep playoff run lost its best player in Victor Oladipo for the season after a quad tear in late January. The Pacers went on to scrap together 48 wins with heart, depth […]

Although the Sixers were eliminated from this season’s playoff race on Sunday night, it sounds like JJ Redick is open to the idea of returning to the team for another run. Redick, who is soon to be a free agent, was asked about the possibility of re-signing with the Sixers during Monday’s exit interviews: “Obviously, […]

It had been rumored that head coach Brett Brown would be fired if the Philadelphia 76ers did not win Game 7 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Well, the 76ers lost, and Brown may be on the hot seat as a result. That does not mean the players […]

The playoff series between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers has had its contentious moments so far, but none have been more so than when Kyle Lowry and Ben Simmons got tangled up during Game 3. Ben Simmons with the sneaky elbow to Kyle Lowry's balls pic.twitter.com/WmLzdsY8Lq — Gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 3, 2019 After going […]

The Toronto Raptors, with Serge Ibaka, and the Philadelphia 76ers are locked in a battle in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 of the series between the two teams on Thursday night took place in Philadelphia, where the Sixers were aiming to take a 2-1 series lead over “We The North.” The Sixers raced off […]

J.J. Redick is considered the elder statesman on what is an overall very young and inexperienced Philadelphia 76ers club, so when he sees something that the young players are doing something wrong, he is going to point it out. Earlier in the season, big man Joel Embiid made some comments that could have been misinterpreted, […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick has high praise for Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Redick says Leonard is “one of the all-time sort of elite wing defenders.” “He guarded me in 2015 for most of that seven-game series in the first round when I played for the Clippers,” Redick said of Leonard, […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick says the Sixers have to take care of the basketball and value each possession if they want to defeat the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. The Raptors, led by superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard, are one of the best defensive teams in the league. Toronto […]

This is Damian Lillard’s fault. The Portland Trail Blazers made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first-round playoff matchup with a 4-1 series win. Lillard dominated his point guard counterpart Russell Westbrook and closed out the series in Game 5 with a 50-point outing which included the game-winning, series-clinching 3-point shot at […]

The Philadelphia 76ers came into their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets as clear favorites, but things have been more difficult for the 76ers than many anticipated, as they were routed in Game 1 and have had to scratch and claw for wins throughout the rest of the series. Still, Philadelphia has […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will have three big free agents to worry about this offseason, as the contracts of Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris and J.J. Redick will all expire this summer. However, 76ers owner Josh Harris is hoping that he can get all three re-signed: “I’m hopeful that they’ll be playing with us for a long, […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and shooting guard J.J. Redick helped get the team back in the win column with their performances in Saturday’s win versus the Chicago Bulls. However, it seems Philadelphia will need to find a way to beat the Miami Heat without them. According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Embiid […]