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Lakers targeting UConn's Dan Hurley to be next coach with 'major' contract offer
View Date:2024-12-23 19:57:35
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing to make a "major" offer to to Connecticut's Dan Hurley to become their new coach, USA TODAY Sports has confirmed via a person with knowledge of the Lakers' coaching search.
The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the Lakers made a coaching announcement.
The news was first reported by ESPN, which characterized the proposal as a "massive, long-term contract offer."
Until now, most of the media attention on the Lakers' coaching search had centered on former NBA player JJ Redick and New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego.
However, sources told ESPN that Hurley, who has led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships, has been the Lakers' primary target throughout the hiring process.
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The Lakers are one of just two NBA teams – the Cleveland Cavaliers are the other – without a head coach right now.
Hurley, 51, has spent the past six seasons building UConn into college basketball's most dominant program. His teams have posted a record of 141-58 (.709) over that span, with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of national titles.
Hurley previously coached at Rhode Island and Wagner but has frequently said his goal is to one day coach in the NBA.
The Lakers have been without a coach since they fired Darvin Ham after a first-round exit in this year's Western Conference playoffs.
In a social media post in April reacting to a podcast with Redick and Hurley, Lakers star LeBron James wrote of Hurley, "He's so DAMN GOOD!! Along with his staff. Super creative with their O! Love it"
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