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Timberwolves Coach Chris Finch Jokes That Podcasting ‘Qualifies You to Coach the Lakers

Finch’s quip was widely read as playful banter rooted in his New Orleans history with JJ Redick.

Overview

  • Finch delivered the jab during a live episode of The Zach Lowe Show in Minnesota.
  • “I mean, it’ll qualify you to coach the Lakers,” he said while discussing the boom in podcasts.
  • Reports characterized the remark as lighthearted given Finch and Redick’s prior ties from their Pelicans days.
  • Redick accepted the Lakers job without prior coaching experience after a post-playing stint in podcasting, including a show with LeBron James.
  • In his first season Redick’s Lakers went 50–32 for the West’s No. 3 seed before a five-game loss to Minnesota, and this season they have opened 8–4.