The Los Angeles Lakers are extending the contract of second-year head coach JJ Redick, president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka said at a press conference on Thursday.

Redick signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Lakers in June 2024 that took him through the 2027-28 season. Terms of the new deal were not announced at the conference leading up to training camp.

“Confidence and belief,” Pelinka said on the reason for the extension. “We think he’s a special coach with a special voice who’s really helping us define the culture of Lakers excellence. We just wanted to make a clear statement of this is what we believe, this is what we want to lean into. … I think having long-term planning is helpful when building team moving forward.”

Redick, 41, made his head-coaching debut

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