G League Coach of the Year Lindsey Harding has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant coach on JJ Redick’s staff, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
A former No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury, Harding played nine seasons in the league from 2007-16. She’s since worked as an assistant and player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings before taking over as head coach of the G League’s Stockton Kings last season. She led the Kings to the Western Conference finals and was named the G League Coach of the Year.
Harding played four seasons at Duke from 2002-07, a college career that coincided with Redick’s at Duke. Harding and Redick also worked together in Philadelphia when Redick played for the 76ers late in his playing career.
