This is a bold play if true.
“I have it on good authority the Lakers are offering him $100 million guaranteed,” Fanta told Sirius XM's Zach Gelb on his programIrwin reports that it could be a seriously long-term contract, in the range of eight seasons.
Given that none of the six Lakers head coaches since Phil Jackson departed in 2011 has lasted more than three seasons, this feels like a bold, very confident move. Yes, Hurley is coming off consecutive NCAA championship seasons with UConn, but it's inherently risky to extend so much long-term money to a first-time NBA head coach.
Hiring Hurley is the kind of splashy gesture that this writer, for one, wasn't expecting the club to make, given that most of the other folks Los Angeles team president Rob Pelinka has interviewed have been in the assistant range, meaning they'd be fairly cost effective options. Hurley has led the Huskies to a 141-58 overall record and postseason appearances in four of his six seasons with the program. Last year, he guided the club to a 37-3 overall record en route to an absolutely dominant March Madness run. He's a talented collegiate coach and a quality scouter of talent, but will that all translate at the next level?
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