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 necessary for the Lakers to attempt to shut this weekend,” mentioned Brian Windhorst on Get Up of the assembly beforehand reported by Adrian Wojnarowski. “I do know that this has momentum as Woj talked about, but it surely’s been emphasised to me that this isn’t a accomplished deal. That there’s nonetheless relationship constructing and conversations that have to happen which are most likely going to happen over the following 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 group. UConn might make Hurley an improved monetary provide to entice him to stay as head coach and never depart for the Lakers.
” UConn had an opportunity now to form of transfer again,” added Windhorst. “, 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 accomplished with Dan Hurley in these two months which have handed since they gained that title. And I am going to level out this week they did get one accomplished with Geno Auriemma, their legendary ladies’s basketball coach, that is in place. So now UConn is scrambling attempting to enhance their provide to provide him an alternative choice as he weighs what’s a definitely a profitable provide from the Lakers.”
Windhorst additionally referenced feedback from Hurley speaking about his extension talks with UConn and that the varsity has a window to maintain him.
