Dan Hurley will meet with the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend to debate their head teaching job, however the two sides nonetheless have work to do on constructing a relationship.
“I simply assume it is essential for the Lakers to attempt to shut this weekend,” stated Brian Windhorst on Get Up of the assembly beforehand reported by Adrian Wojnarowski. “I do know that this has momentum as Woj talked about, nevertheless it’s been emphasised to me that this isn’t a completed deal. That there’s nonetheless relationship constructing and conversations that have to happen which are in all probability going to happen over the subsequent couple of days.”
Whereas Hurley signed an extension with UConn in June of 2023, he hasn’t signed one following a second consecutive championship. UConn, nonetheless, did not too long ago prolong Geno Auriemma as head coach of the ladies’s crew. UConn might make Hurley an improved monetary supply to entice him to stay as head coach and never depart for the Lakers.
“You understand UConn had an opportunity now to form of transfer again,” added Windhorst. “You understand, one of many issues that did not occur within the wake of that second championship, UConn was not in a position to get a contract extension completed with Dan Hurley in these two months which have handed since they received that title. And I will level out this week they did get one completed with Geno Auriemma, their legendary girls’s basketball coach, that is in place. So now UConn is scrambling making an attempt to enhance their supply to provide him an alternative choice as he weighs what’s a actually a profitable supply from the Lakers.”
Windhorst additionally referenced feedback from Hurley speaking about his extension talks with UConn and that the college has a window to maintain him.
