Mazzulla twice tried to convince Redick to join his Celtics staff. Tonight, they'll meet as opposing head coaches for the second time.

Since that matchup, JJ Redick's Lakers have only improved, winning 17 of their last 20 games. The game-changing addition of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has also elevated LA into serious title contention as they took an eight-game winning streak into Saturday.

After an impressive eight-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Boston Celtics, led by a stellar performance from Jayson Tatum. Unfortunately for the Lakers, the bad news did not end there.

Joe Mazzulla and JJ Redick are facing off as head coaches at TD Garden on Saturday, but the two very well could have been working together on the night. The Athletic's Jovan Buha revealed that Mazzulla had twice tried to recruit Redick to join the Boston Celtics' coaching staff,

The Los Angeles Lakers made the bold decision to hire JJ Redick as their head coach after parting ways with Darvin Ham. Redick had never been a head coach before at any level of basketball. It's safe to say that the Lakers made the right decision.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has had a whirlwind rookie season, as his team essentially changed entirely with Luka Doncic’s shocking arrival.

With the 2024-25 NBA playoffs set to begin next month, here's a check on how JJ Redick's first head coaching campaign is going.