The Los Angeles Lakers swung and missed when it came to bringing in UConn's head coach, Dan Hurley, to lead L.A. for 2024-25. Hurley turned down the Purple and Gold on Monday to return to UConn as he is searching for their third consecutive national championship.
An NBA executive told Hoops Wire that Dan Hurley used ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski and the Los Angeles Lakers as leverage to get more money from UConn.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching search appeared to be coming to an end as they had reportedly been zeroing in on ESPN analyst JJ Redick, but they turned the basketball world upside down when it was revealed they were courting UConn’s Dan Hurley for the position.
The Lakers recently made an unsuccessful push to hire Dan Hurley as their next head coach, and there now is some conflicting information about when the pursuit of the two-time national champion began.
We have a respite from the finals action tonight, and luckily such a break comes to us on a Tuesday, so you know what that means: Dingers.
Dan Hurley's publicized rejection of the Lakers' head-coaching vacancy has led some to suggest that the Purple & Gold should feel embarrassed for being overlooked by the UConn coach.
The Los Angeles Lakers are still without a head coach after Dan Hurley ultimately chose to stay in college and continue his career calling the shots for the UConn Huskies.
University of Connecticut men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley is officially out of the race to be the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after the reigning NCAA Champion coach turned down a six-year, $70 million contract from the storied franchise to stay with the UConn Huskies and push for a three-peat.
It appears not all of the Los Angeles Lakers' key decision-makers were on the same page with the team's now-botched attempts to lure away University of Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley this offseason.
The Los Angeles Lakers failed to tempt the reigning two-time NCAA Championship winner Dan Hurley into leaving the University of Connecticut to join the Lakers.
Dan Hurley has built something special at UConn, but it was built on a championship foundation that saw laid years before him under the great Jim Calhoun.
The Lakers were reportedly preparing a "massive" offer for Dan Hurley. It wasn't nearly massive enough to persuade him to leave Connecticut.
The Los Angeles Lakers dominated headlines this past weekend when their pursuit of UConn head coach Dan Hurley was made public. Hurley signed a six-year extension with the Huskies last year but was intrigued enough to listen to the Lakers, who are in desperate need of a new head coach.
Monday afternoon was a disappointing one for the Los Angeles Lakers organization as UConn’s head coach Dan Hurley decided to stay in Connecticut for a chance to 3-peat over taking a leap to the NBA despite being Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka’s top target.
UConn has gone 68-11 in its two title-winning seasons and the team will now attempt to join UCLA as the only team to three-peat.
The deal would have made Hurley one of the six highest-paid coaches in the NBA.
The two-time national champion will look to lead the Huskies to a third consecutive title in 2024.
UConn coach Dan Hurley offered a tiny glimpse into his thinking as he ponders whether to take the Lakers’ head-coaching position.
During a phone chat Sunday, Hurley praised L.A.’s “compelling case” for his commitment and noted that the Lakers offered up a “compelling vision” for their team-building future.
The Los Angeles Lakers and UConn’s Dan Hurley met in LA and Hurley has since flown back East to mull their coaching offer. It is believed to be lengthy and large, reportedly in the neighborhood of eight years and $100 million.
Hurley is said to be contemplating whether he wants to become the next head coach of the Lakers.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the team is “eager to close” on a deal that would make him its next head coach.
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