The Los Angeles Lakers are making ready a “huge, long-term contract provide” to UConn’s Dan Hurley to develop into their subsequent head coach, ESPN reported Thursday morning.
The report comes on the heels of Los Angeles being linked to both former NBA participant and ESPN analyst JJ Reddick or New Orleans Pelicans affiliate head coach James Borrego.
The Lakers reportedly have had preliminary contact with Hurley, who has guided the Huskies to back-to-back NCAA titles. He has stated his objective is to educate within the NBA at some point.
Hurley, 51, has posted a 141-58 document whereas main UConn to 4 NCAA Match appearances throughout his six seasons with UConn. He had a 38-23 document throughout two seasons as the pinnacle coach at Wagner (2010-12) and a 113-82 mark in six campaigns with Rhode Island.
Hurley additionally has a fan in LeBron James, because the Lakers famous person praised the coach over social media on April 19.
“He is so DAMN GOOD!!! Alongside along with his workers. Tremendous artistic with their (offense). Adore it,” James wrote.
Los Angeles fired Darvin Ham on Could 3 after two seasons, together with an look within the Western Convention finals in 2023.
The Lakers completed the common season with a 47-35 mark, adequate for under an eighth-place end within the Western Convention. They defeated the Pelicans within the play-in spherical to earn the No. 7 seed within the playoffs however have been bounced by the Denver Nuggets within the opening spherical, 4-1.
Ham posted a 90-74 document however was 9-12 within the playoffs since changing Frank Vogel in 2022.
–Discipline Degree Media/Reuters
