Dan Hurley, one of the most coveted coaches in basketball after leading UConn to back-to-back national titles, is reportedly drawing interest from the Los Angeles Lakers.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 30: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the second half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at TD Garden on March 30, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Lakers, who dismissed second-year head coach Darvin Ham after their first round exit in the Western Conference playoffs, are hoping to shorten that road with a “massive, long-term contract offer,” according to Wojnarowski’s report.. Steve Kerr, the four-time champion leading the Golden State Warriors, recently became the NBA’s highest-paid coach at $17.5 million annually. He is followed by legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra .
“Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka and governor Jeanie Buss are eager to formally discuss with Hurley their vision of marrying his dominant program – built upon both his tactical acumen and elite player development – with the storied Lakers brand, sources said,” according to Wojnarowski’s report, which noted that Hurley “has expressed to the Lakers a desire to explore the full picture of a partnership with one of basketball’s winningest franchises,...
“You sacrifice a lot to do this job, it’s a high-pressure job… It’s a total commitment, a lot suffers because of it – your family, any chance at any type of a social life, it consumes everything that you have and there’s a price you pay for it. And you also have a market as a coach when you’ve accomplished a lot of things. Trying to find that sweet spot is something.”
The Huskies, 68-11 over the last two historic seasons, will enter 2024-25 as one of the top five teams in the nation, should Hurley decide to stay.
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