NBA Veteran Accuses Former Team of Deceit

JJ Reddick is spilling the beans. On his podcast “Old Man & the Three,” Redick broke down the story of his trade and called out the Pelicans’ front office for poor communication and not being honest with him about their plans. According to Redick, Griffin told him:

“Come down for a month. If you still want to be traded, I give you my word I’ll get you to a situation that you like.”

They apparently had four more conversations after that, and Redick said that Griffin continued to promise him that he would be traded closer to his family.

– If family came to NOLA, kids would have to quarantine for a week when they got back to Brooklyn
– Says Griff basically told him, "Come down for a month, if you still want out, I give you my word, I'll get you to a situation you like"
– Had 4 convos after this directly w Griff

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 31, 2021

“Obviously, [Griffin] did not honor his word,” Redick said.

“I don’t think you’re going to get honesty from that front office, objectively speaking,” Redick said. “That’s not an opinion, I just don’t think you’re gonna get that. I don’t think what happened with me is necessarily an isolated incident. I think front offices around the league operate in their best interest. I get that. I understand that.

“Truthfully … I think I was a little naive thinking I was in Year 15 and I attempted to do things right throughout my career. But in terms of this front office, yeah, it’s not something where I would expect certainly the agents who worked on this with me to ever trust that front office again.”

@talter asks "Why should any player trust this organization"

Redick: "I don't think you're going to get honesty from that front office, objectively speaking. That's not an opinion, I just don't think you're gonna get that. I don't think what happened with me is necessarily…

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 31, 2021

Listen below:

JJ Redick on his podcast:

– He was "shocked" to be traded to the Mavericks
– He requested a trade in November to be closer to his family in Brooklyn during COVID
– He thought the Pelicans would offer a buyout after the trade deadline pic.twitter.com/ElgsesVFHT

— Master (@MasterTes) March 31, 2021

Redick said that he’s excited to be with the Mavericks now, but he still has yet to play a game, he’s recovering from a heel injury.

Reddick has a great platform to bitch about things.

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