JJ Redick Gets 1-Year Deal With Philadelphia

News of trades and free agency has been the story this week in the NBA as  it will be throughout the off-season.

Former Los Angeles Clipper guard JJ Redick who is a free agent and has reached agreement on a one-year, $23 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers  league sources told ESPN. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

"It's where I wanted to be," Redick told ESPN in a text message. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Redick also took to Twitter to indicate he's heading to Philly. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Redick's agent, Greg Lawrence of Wasserman Media Group, and Sixers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo completed talks on the deal this afternoon, league sources told ESPN. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Redick has long been intrigued with signing with the Sixers, impressed with the franchise's young talent and enthusiastic about playing for coach Brett Brown. Redick recently located to the East Coast from Los Angeles, where he spent the past four seasons with the LA Clippers. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Redick could aim to parlay the one-year deal into a multi-year contract next summer. He had discussed a two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets and a longer-term deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the upward mobility of the Sixers roster, including Joel Emmiid and back-to-back No. 1 picks  Ben Simmons and Markell Fultz, make Redick's ability to shoot the ball and mentor young players an ideal mutual fit. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Colangelo and Brown have been aggressively pursuing Redick, selling him on a one-year deal at a significant salary over a long-term, lower annual deal elsewhere. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

JJ Redick, 33, averaged 15.0 points a game for the Clippers last season, including 42.9 percent from the three-point line. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick

Now in his 11th season, Redick is one of the top shooters in the league, with his career 3-point shooting percentage of 41.5 and his true shooting percentage of 59.7 ranking 14th and 23rd, respectively, all time. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19783970/philadelphia-76ers-reach-one-year-23m-deal-jj-redick