Los Angeles Lakers Announce Coaching Staff For 2024-25 NBA Season

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their coaching staff for the 2024-25 NBA season.

Dec 22, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss speaks at 2020 NBA Championship ring ceremony before a game between the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

JJ Redick is entering his first season as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

One of the most important things for him to do was to build a coaching staff with experienced assistants.

On Monday, the Lakers announced the team's complete coaching staff for the 2024-25 NBA season.

Via Lakers.com: "The Los Angeles Lakers have named Nate McMillan, Scott Brooks, Bob Beyer, Greg St. Jean, Lindsey Harding and Beau Levesque as assistant coaches on Head Coach JJ Redick’s staff. Additionally, the Lakers have added Michael Wexler as head video coordinator."

OFFICIAL: Coaching staff is set. pic.twitter.com/N3PsVK2z6c

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McMillan was a head coach over 19 seasons for the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics and Indiana Pacers.

He had a 760-668 record.

Oct 28, 2021; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) speaks with head coach Nate McMillan during the second half of the game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Brooks was a head coach over 12 seasons for the Washington Wizards and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder reached the NBA Finals in 2012 and he had a 521-414 record.

Jun 2, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Russell Westbrook (0) talks with head coach Scott Brooks during a timeout from the game against the San Antonio Spurs in game four of the Western Conference finals of the 2012 NBA playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder beat the Spurs 109-103. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports / Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

This will be Redick's first time as the head coach of a basketball team.

He was an extremely successful player who spent 15 seasons in the NBA with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks.

Jul 2, 2024; El Segundo, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick at a press conference at the UCLA Health Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Lakers are coming off a season where they were the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 47-35 record.

They lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in five games).

That said, the Lakers have a talented roster led by future Hall of Famers LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

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