JJ Redick

JJ Redick: A Brief Biography

JJ Redick is an American professional coach and as of November 2024, he is the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was hired by the Lakers in the 2024 offseason on a four-year, $32 million contract as per Shams Charania of ESPN. JJ is a former NBA player who played shooting guard and small forward. He attended Duke University, where he majored in History.

Redick won the ACC Player of the Year award and the Adolph F. Rupp Trophy back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. Also, in 2006, he won Naismith, Associated Press, and Wooden Player of the Year. As of November 2024, Redick is the all-time leading scorer for Duke as per Basketball Reference. Duke retired his jersey in 2007. Redick was drafted with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. He Shot 38.8% (38-98) from three-point range in his rookie season.

Redick played in 64 games for Orlando during the 2008-09 season and reached the NBA finals in the same year. He played in all 82 games during the 2009-10 season and Shot 40.5% (111-274) from three-point range. During the 2011-12 season, he was ranked second (91.1%) in the NBA in free throw percentage. On February 21, 2013, Redick was traded from the Magic to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Ish Smith and Gustavo Ayon for Beno Udrih, Tobias Harris, and Doron Lamb. On July 10, 2013, Redick was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers via a three-way sign-and-trade trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns.

On January 18, 2016, Redick scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Houston Rockets. He shot 9-of-12 from the three-point line and ended the season with 201 three-pointers. On July 8, 2017, he signed a one-year, $23 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and missed seven games in January due to a left leg injury. On July 6, 2018, Redick re-signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

In the last few seasons of his NBA career, JJ played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. He averaged 19.8 points per game for the Pelicans in those two seasons and shot 43% from three-point distance. His role with the Pelicans dropped significantly by the 2020-21 season and he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks but after half a season with the Mavericks, Redick decided to retire from the NBA. In his 15-year NBA career, JJ Redick was one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA.

JJ Redick's Personal Information

JJ Redick's Early Life

J.J. Redick was born on June 24th, 1984 in Cookeville, Tennessee. Raised in Roanoke, Virginia, he went to Cave Spring High School where he played basketball. His father, Ken Redick, played basketball for two seasons at Ohio Wesleyan University and his twin sisters, Catie and Alyssa, played for Campbell University. Redick was named a McDonald’s All-American in high school. His hard work and talent led to a college career at Duke University where he scored many records and received many awards.

JJ Redick's Personal Life

Although J.J. Redick is a public figure, he is not very open about his personal life, especially when it comes to his home. In his college career, he nearly broke the ACC record for points scored in a single season in 2006.

Redick is married to Chelsea Kilgore as of 2024. As per her Instagram bio, she is a professional Pilates instructor. As per reports, the couple has been together since 2008 and got married in 2010. They have two boys, Kai and Knox.

JJ Redick's Family Background

JJ Redick comes from an athletic family and his father played college basketball at Ohio Wesleyan University. JJ has four siblings and two of them are engaged in sports. His older twin sisters, Catie and Alyssa, both played basketball at Campbell University. His brother, David Redick, played football at Marshall University but his career ended due to injuries. His younger brother, Abby Redick also played college basketball at Virginia Tech as per reports. The family is devout in Christianity and Redick himself has four tattoos of bible verses, namely Isaiah 40:31, Joshua 1:9, Psalm 40:1-3 and Philippians 4:13, and even has a tattoo of the Virgin Mary on his sleeve.

JJ Redick's Social Media

Redick is seen fairly often on Instagram, as he is the host of the podcast, The Old Man and the Three, which he hosts alongside Tommy Lee. He likes to post about different conversations around the game of basketball with his guests or even breaks down some plays from older games and occasionally posts his life updates. His Instagram handle is @jjredick which has a following of about 370,000 as of November 2024. He also has an X (formerly Twitter) account with the username @jj_redick.

JJ Redick's wife

JJ Redick is married to Chelsea Kilgore, a professional Pilates instructor. Chelsea and JJ have been together since 2008. They got engaged in 2010 and got married in the same year. They have two sons, Kai and Knox.

JJ Redick Brand ambassador

JJ Redick has garnered a lot of attention in his playing days, due to his 3-point shooting ability, and has earned the respect of his peers and fans alike. He continues to use this influence to partner with causes he believes in like being a shareholder in Beyond Meat, a vegan meat alternative, which promises to change the stigmas around vegan meat by making it as authentic and nutritious as possible. He is involved in this along with NBA players like Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul among others. Apart from this, he also has his own podcast by the name of The Old Man and the Three, where he talks about basketball and gives deep dives on players and the deeper intricacies of basketball.

JJ Redick Career Stats

JJ Redick was well-regarded for his shooting abilities. In his career, he scored 12.8 points, grabbed 2.0 rebounds, and made 2.0 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the field, 41.5% from three-point range and 89.2% from the foul line. Redick has been part of several teams such as the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Dallas Mavericks where he has been a valuable asset to all of them. He scored the most points in his college team, Duke University, and also scored the most career ACC tournament points and also holds records of single-season three-point field goals for several NBA teams, especially Below are his career statistics in the NBA:

JJ Redick Achievements

JJ Redick has made a lasting name for himself in the field of basketball and left his legacy as one of the smartest players with a flair for shooting. Some of his most notable achievements are mentioned below:

No.4 retired by the Duke Blue Devils

JJ Redick’s jersey, #4 was retired by the Duke Blue Devils on February 4, 2007, in honor of Reddick, which marked him as the 13th player in Duke history to have his jersey retired.

Naismith College Player of the Year (2006)

While at Duke University, JJ Redick received the Naismith College Player of the Year award in the year 2006. This award is awarded to the best male college basketball player in the United States of America, acknowledging Redick’s performance, shooting prowess, and captaincy during his college playing years.

ACC Player of the Year (2005, 2006)

Redick was awarded the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year for two years, 2005 and 2006. These awards showed that he was the king of college basketball as he led Duke University to many triumphs and broke records in scoring and three-point shooting.

First-team All-American by consensus (2005, 2006).

In 2005 and 2006, Redick was awarded the Consensus First-Team All-American, which is given to the top college basketball players in the country. This recognition also helped him to become one of the most outstanding players in the history of college basketball.

NBA Three-Point Shooting Records

Over the years of his NBA career, Redick earned a reputation as one of the best three-point shooters. This fact can be verified when you look at his career shooting stats. He made multiple single-season three-point field goals in franchise history with multiple teams such as the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Clippers.

NBA Playoffs Appearances

Redick has had a number of years in the NBA Playoffs and has been a valuable asset to his teams. His contributions allowed the Los Angeles Clippers and the Philadelphia 76ers to go deep into the playoffs, which proved his ability to play in pressure situations and in high-stakes games.

JJ Redick contract

JJ Redick’s last season was in 2019-20 when he signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans. As per Spotrac, it was a 2-year $26,500,000 deal and included a guaranteed amount of $26,500,000 and an average annual salary of $13,250,000.