UConn’s Dan Hurley will decide on Monday on taking the Los Angeles Lakers head coach job. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on NBA Countdown forward of Sport 2 of the NBA Finals that “Hurley is anticipated to tell the Lakers of his choice by Monday.”
Hurley stated Los Angeles made a “compelling case” for him to take their head teaching job. He additionally stated the Lakers have a “compelling imaginative and prescient”, however that he loves what he is constructed at UConn.
It was reported earlier within the day on Sunday that Hurley didn’t meet together with his UConn gamers over the weekend. Hurley had beforehand met together with his workforce to tell that he was discussing leaving the Huskies to take the Lakers job.
It has been reported that Los Angeles has made Hurley a “huge” supply to change into their subsequent head coach. Expectations are that the Lakers could have provided Hurley extra years and more cash than is widespread in NBA teaching contracts. Los Angeles needs Hurley to deliver a program-building fashion of teaching to the NBA, given considerations the brand new CBA has positioned on groups above the tax aprons.