Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers are targeting UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley as their next coach. The Lakers have had preliminary contact with Hurley and the sides are planning to escalate discussions in the coming days. The pursuit of Hurley comes on the 20th anniversary of the Lakers trying to hire then-Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The possibility of Hurley leaving UConn and the Big East for the Lakers has implications for college basketball. Hurley has constructed a juggernaut that has lapped the sport. The Lakers have a young core of Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Max Christie.
