Who’s Taking the Bigger Risk: JJ Redick or the Lakers?

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Los Angeles just hired a head coach with no experience, but the player turned podcaster might be the one putting more on the line by accepting the job The biggest breakout star from the 2023-24 NBA season? The red chisel-tipped dry erase markers JJ Redick has been using for the Mind the Game podcast, his ode to NBA tacticalia with co-host LeBron James. The first four to nine minutes of every episode serve as a condensed lecture of sorts, wherein Redick explains basketball terminology and diagrams on a whiteboard, breaking down concepts and actions that will be referenced in his conversation with arguably the greatest to ever play the game. The podcast's opening prologue is a meditation—at least, that's what it looks like for Redick, who breaks things down as succinctly as he can. No music, no special effects, just his voice and a fixed camera shot capturing the marker in Redick's hand as it scrawls along. The chisel tip is a versatile tool. Unlike a fine tip marker that has a fixed point of contact, the chisel design allows for varying line thicknesses depending on which part of the tip graces the surface. Redick defaults to the sharp edge of the...