JJ Redick: Sixers messed up not by not re-signing me

J.J. Redick spent just two seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, but they were solid campaigns, both of which resulted in postseason appearances for the Sixers. Somewhat surprisingly, however, Philadelphia elected to let Redick walk in free agency last summer.

Redick inked a two-year, $26.5M pact with the Pelicans, but the sharpshooting veteran still has some strong thoughts on his departure, as he expressed on Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes’ “All The Smoke” podcast, per the Philly Voice.

“They f—d up not bringing me back, man,” Redick said. “They f—d up not bringing me back.”

Redick, 36, enjoyed two of his best seasons with the Sixers, averaging 17.6 points and 2.8 assists across 30.8 minutes in 146 regular-season contests. However, with the addition of big-money deals to the likes of Al Horford and Tobias Harris, the Sixers priced themselves out of certain acquisitions, Redick being at the forefront.

Uncertainty surrounding the Sixers remains as the organization parted ways with longtime head coach Brett Brown and made official the hiring of Doc Rivers. However, frequent roster turnover has been a constant for the Sixers in the past decade, and Redick indicated that has been one of many issues that hurt the team’s chances in its championship pursuit:

“I’ve said this before, but the one consistent in Philly has been personnel in and out. Like, you just have a ton of players that come through there. And so I think — Joel talked about this on my podcast — for him, he’s played with like, I don’t even f—ing know at this point, hundreds of teammates. It’s just a rotating cast of teammates, you know?”