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The New Orleans Pelicans got blown out by the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, losing by a final score of 130-84. Pelicans guard JJ Redick was pretty honest with reporters after the game, admitting that the Pelicans didn’t even compete versus the Mavs. When asked if the team competed today, JJ Redick responded, "No." When asked […]

When projecting players that a particular team should acquire, one of the primary factors to consider is believability.  Should the Houston Rockets try to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo? Absolutely! Will they? Not a chance. With that in mind, here are two targets the Rockets could hone in on over the next few months who may aide […]

The New Orleans Pelicans suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, they had something to be thankful for as they managed to keep it close against a stacked Lakers team. JJ Redick also achieved something that not a lot of sharpshooters in the league ever achieves. The deep-ball specialist […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown recently spoke about former Sixers shooting guard JJ Redick, who parted ways with the team over the summer to sign a lucrative two-year, $26.5 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. According to Brown, the Sixers are definitely missing the presence of the sharp-shooting veteran in more ways than one. […]

New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter JJ Redick is getting his rhythm back this season, and this could be attributed to head coach Alvin Gentry’s slight tweak in their starting line-up. Second year guard Kenrich Williams, an undrafted player who played in just 46 games for the Pels last year, has been inserted to the first five […]

Like a fine wine, JJ Redick of the New Orleans Pelicans seems to improve with age in the NBA, as he has produced career-highs in points in each of the past two seasons – both of which as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. While his numbers are down slightly from the heady highs of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be extremely shorthanded against the Miami Heat on Saturday. Lonzo Ball, Jahlil Okafor, and JJ Redick are all out, while Brandon Ingram is questionable: Shorthanded Pelicans vs. Heat tonight. Per the Pelicans: Lonzo Ball (Right Adductor Strain), Jahlil Okafor (Left Ankle Sprain) and JJ Redick (Left Great Toe […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown says Sixers star Tobias Harris is his “new JJ Redick at 6-foot-9.” The Sixers lost Redick to the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason in free agency. Harris isn’t the shooter that Redick is, but he’s a more talented scorer who can put the ball in the basket in a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are listing Lonzo Ball as probable and JJ Redick as questionable for Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Ball has a right adductor strain, whole Redick is dealing with a left knee bruise: The Pelicans list Lonzo Ball as probable on the injury report with a right adductor strain. JJ Redick […]

Did JJ Redick just pull off the best Halloween costume of the 2019-20 NBA season? In a night where NBA stars show off their creativity with spooky costumes, the New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter opted to go with a “kid-friendly” get-up, dressing up as “Emmet” from the Lego movie franchise prior to the team’s away game […]

The New Orleans Pelicans took a blow with the news that first overall pick Zion Williamson, the stud power forward out of Duke, is expected to miss several weeks due to a right knee ailment. Nevertheless, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has to plan for the immediate future, including the team’s nationally televised primetime matchup […]

JJ Redick is entering the 2019-20 NBA campaign on a new team, as he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans over the summer. Redick has never missed the playoffs in his 13-year career, so even though the Pelicans may look like a long shot to make the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference, Redick is […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young doesn’t care that it’s preseason. The Hawks floor general is already putting on a show for fans, using New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick as his first victim of the year. Young threw the ball through Redick’s legs and finished with an easy coast to coast layup. It […]

Joel Embiid is keenly aware of the losses his Philadelphia 76ers sustained during the summer. Besides Jimmy Butler deciding to sign with the Miami Heat, the Sixers also lost out on some elite sharpshooting from JJ Redick, who gave the team back-to-back career-highs in scoring before departing to join the New Orleans Pelicans. While the […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick has never missed the playoffs in his NBA career, but his 13-year streak is in serious jeopardy this year on a young Pelicans team that does not appear to be playoff-ready in the rugged Western Conference. Of course, New Orleans is relying heavily on No. 1 overall pick Zion […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick appeared on the Lowe Post podcast and looked back on his time with the LA Clippers. While reminiscing about his four years with the Hollywood-based franchise, Redick was baffled with how that particular group failed to capture at least one NBA championship: “We really f****d that up. We had […]

JJ Redick believes former Philadelphia 76ers teammate Ben Simmons needs just a little more confidence to consistently hit jumpers and 3-pointers. Simmons has been widely ridiculed for his lack of shooting from outside the painted area. In fact, in his two playing years in the league so far, he has only attempted 17 3-pointers — […]

One of the reasons JJ Redick signed with the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason in free agency is because of Jrue Holiday. Redick wanted to play with Holiday despite not having a pre-existing relationship with the Pelicans point guard, via Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors: Appearing on ESPN’s Lowe Post podcast with Zach Lowe this […]

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 […]