The Los Angeles Lakers coaching search appeared to be over. After weeks of rumors that J.J. Redick was the leader in the clubhouse, The Athletic’s Sham Charania gave the news his stamp Wednesday with yet another report that LA was zeroing in on Redick as the frontrunner.
One day later, and that no longer seems to be the case. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday morning that the Lakers are actually targeting UConn head coach Dan Hurley for the position.
Breaking: The Lakers are targeting UConn's Dan Hurley to become the franchise’s next coach, sources tell @wojespn.
The team has had preliminary contact with Hurley and the sides are planning to escalate discussions in coming days, sources say.
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— ESPN (@espn) June 6, 2024
Maybe this is why Redick said he would be addressing Charania after the NBA Finals?
According to Wojnarowski, the Lakers are preparing a massive long-term offer to the back-to-back national champion Hurley. And not only have they already had preliminary talks with the coach, he’s been at the forefront of their search the entire time.
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