The UConn coach declined a six-year, $70 million contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team’s next head coach, team and league sources confirmed Monday.
Los Angeles would have made Hurley one of the NBA’s six highest-paid coaches.
Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka and team governor Jeanie Buss made an aggressive pitch to Hurley in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Lakers are open to any contract structure that will keep James in Los Angeles, league sources told The Athletic.
History repeats itself for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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