The deal: JJ Redick signs two-year, $26.5 million deal to join the New Orleans Pelicans.
David Griffin’s transformation of the New Orleans Pelicans continues with this brilliant, short-term deal for JJ Redick. With so many young athletes on the roster, Griffin brings in some veteran help for Jrue Holiday with one of the best shooters in the world.
Redick had an immensely positive impact in his time with Philadelphia. Now he gets to try something similar with a New Orleans team putting Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the floor. An undervalued part of Redick’s game goes beyond the shooting. He’s one of the more efficient pick-and-roll options in the NBA. Teams either make the mistake of giving him too much room coming off the screen, they overplay it, allowing him to drive, or they swarm him and he gives a pass to the screener. It was deadly with Joel Embiid as the big. It can be just…
