The Los Angeles Lakers hired one recently retired player to lead their coaching staff. Could they have room for another? J.J. Redick on Thursday agreed to become head coach of the Lakers.

The Lakers are completely clearing house when it comes to the coaching staff. Along with firing Darvin Ham on Friday, the team fired the entire assistant coaching staff, most notable among those ...

The Celtics were almost able to bring him on staff. Instead, the Lakers opened up their head coaching job a couple of years later, and Redick was able to impress them enough to get the job.