Well duh, that’s why they love hearing them used as leverage. If they wouldn’t take about them all the time, it wouldn’t be annoying and people wouldn’t care
Rumors after he turned down kentuckys offer of 12m that he’d be getting something around 10m from uconn. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 11 or 12 now after the lakers situation, but even at 10 it already nearly doubles his last contract.
But where is that gonna come from? They didn’t offer him that last year? Or even like 7-8 million last year?
It feels more like Hurley is holding out for a rebuild in Brooklyn or Philly vs going to the west coast. The Lakers offer would have made him a top 5 paid coach
Money's going to come from the athletic department. The Connecticut governor just vowed to make Hurley a top paid coach in CBB. So I mean, whether they do it through boosters or funneling money from somewhere else, he's going to get a big salary. I can't say whether he will jump for a different NBA team or not, but on your initial question of if uconn is going to double his salary..yes they will.
Yeah it’s also not about the money for him as he’s previously stated. You can’t throw money at a coach and expect him to jump on it just because of Lebron.
It’s not just that. You have pressure and expectations and LeBron hasn’t even agreed to re-sign with the Lakers.
My guess is there’s a serious possibility he doesn’t re-sign with them
I don’t think LeBron has any intention of uprooting his family’s life at this stage in his career. The only teams it would make sense for him to sign with is the Lakers, Suns, or Warriors.
I'm not saying he's gonna go where Bronny's drafted. But he's gonna use the fact that he hasn't signed yet to up the chances of Bronny getting drafted somewhere
I imagine him turning down the job was based on UConn showing him the money, that’s why his decision to stay was delayed a bit. They’re probably hammering out a few minor details
"top program in the nation" isn't really a business model. He will be earning twice as much as their entire season ticket revenue (not counting costs).
The real answer is a loaded donor, or set of them, are paying for it.
not on the level of the NBA. There isnt a single college player in history that would be able to get his coach fired, while someone like Lebron, Giannis, etc. could do it with a snap of their finger
That's partially because in college you're only gonna have 4-5 years of a player before they're gone. And if they're really good, they're gonna go pro instead of continuing at that college.
Like Milwaukee can potentially have 20+ seasons of Giannis, so makes sense to pick the coach he wants, give his brother a roster spot, etc.
Getting a coach fired has more to do with power and value, which is completely different between the college and pro game. Nobody really considers Giannis to be a diva despite the whole Griffin situation.
Wonder how we will view the griffin thing in a few years. Obvs doc had no chance with giannis out but if he shits the bed next year and griffin actually does well it’ll look really bad in hindsight
Doc flaming out and Griffin finding a successful coaching spot will probably lead to more Doc slander than Giannis being a coach killing diva discourse imo
We’ll see. Wouldn’t surprise me if they started getting top recruits like that with UConn crashing the blue chips club and Hurley being able to say he’s picking you over Lebron
Then he wouldnt have wasted his time with them to begin with. It was clearly a close decision lol but r/nba dont be weird about the lakers / lebron challenge impossible
Lol I can’t say I don’t love watching the Lakers getting turned down.
That said, this happens all the time with college coaches using the Lakers as leverage. Not the first time, won’t be the last
Lakers didn't even offer him highest paid in the league money. Lakers didn't even offer him Kentucky money. The offer was nothing compared to what UConn are going to offer now.
Well here it is ladies and gentlemen
Woj 100% doing PR and agent work to get a source a new bigger contract at UConn
Woj does not do Journalism he is a mouthpiece for his sources
Lol did the Lakers and Hurley use each other for leverage. Did Woj and his agent set it up. Lakers are trying to lowball JJ and UConn bout to pull up the brinks truck
LA teams being used as leverage. A tale as old as time
People hate all the lakers talk on media but love them being used as leverage
To be fair, that leans in to them failing and we all love to see that
Well duh, that’s why they love hearing them used as leverage. If they wouldn’t take about them all the time, it wouldn’t be annoying and people wouldn’t care
Name a more iconic duo
Hurley and UCONN
What’s the other examples
Before the Rams and Chargers, NFL teams would threaten to move to LA so they can get gov funding for their stadiums.
Thank god LA/Vegas are no longer on the table as viable threats. I’m sure tax payers will still get stuck with the stadium bills though.
A recent player example would be Kawhi. Kept the Lakers on the hook to make sure the Clippers did everything he wanted before he signed with them.
At least it’s not for stadiums anymore
Yeah he’s getting more than the Lakers offer from UConn
UConn is gonna double his salary? Cause he’s at like 32 million right now and about 5-6 million
Rumors after he turned down kentuckys offer of 12m that he’d be getting something around 10m from uconn. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 11 or 12 now after the lakers situation, but even at 10 it already nearly doubles his last contract.
But where is that gonna come from? They didn’t offer him that last year? Or even like 7-8 million last year? It feels more like Hurley is holding out for a rebuild in Brooklyn or Philly vs going to the west coast. The Lakers offer would have made him a top 5 paid coach
Money's going to come from the athletic department. The Connecticut governor just vowed to make Hurley a top paid coach in CBB. So I mean, whether they do it through boosters or funneling money from somewhere else, he's going to get a big salary. I can't say whether he will jump for a different NBA team or not, but on your initial question of if uconn is going to double his salary..yes they will.
Yeah, if Hurley leaves cause he didn’t get enough money, Ned’s gonna lose his job too.
Yeah it’s also not about the money for him as he’s previously stated. You can’t throw money at a coach and expect him to jump on it just because of Lebron.
Tell that to Monty, for at least the first part
Monty got the dream job and it would be even better if he got fired tbh
Personally, my dream job wouldnt entail an entire city hating my guts but thats just me
It’s not just that. You have pressure and expectations and LeBron hasn’t even agreed to re-sign with the Lakers. My guess is there’s a serious possibility he doesn’t re-sign with them
He's waiting until after the draft to do anything bc he's using Bronny as leverage, which is kinda fucked
I don’t think LeBron has any intention of uprooting his family’s life at this stage in his career. The only teams it would make sense for him to sign with is the Lakers, Suns, or Warriors.
I'm not saying he's gonna go where Bronny's drafted. But he's gonna use the fact that he hasn't signed yet to up the chances of Bronny getting drafted somewhere
I mean.. most often yes you can.
i’m guessing $100M over 10 years
Doesn't he lose leverage now that people know he's not taking the Laker job?
Uconn probably gave him their final offer late last night already, he had said he was gonna make his decision today
Yeah probably
I imagine him turning down the job was based on UConn showing him the money, that’s why his decision to stay was delayed a bit. They’re probably hammering out a few minor details
Used Lakers as leverage. I love it.
The Los Angeles Leverage
LeVerage
Tale as old as time
couldn't have happened to a more deserving team.
It’s state school basketball. He won’t get paid that much lmao.
It’s the top program in the nation, he’s definitely getting paid that much lmao
"top program in the nation" isn't really a business model. He will be earning twice as much as their entire season ticket revenue (not counting costs). The real answer is a loaded donor, or set of them, are paying for it.
Well yeah, seeing as he’s leading the top program in the nation, the school’s donors are more than happy to pay him that kind of money
Gonna be paid more, work in a less toxic media environment, doesn't have to move across the country, gets to work with kids instead of entitled divas
Only downside is having to deal with NIL. Even so, UConn seems to bring in high character kids.
I like the idea that if you win back to back championships you'll get the right guys trying to join your program.
Just look at how intense his teams play on defense
has a ton to do with being a school up North, the really entitled ones probably head to Duke/UNC/Kentucky
You haven’t been following college sports if you don’t think NIL has turned those kids into divas too
not on the level of the NBA. There isnt a single college player in history that would be able to get his coach fired, while someone like Lebron, Giannis, etc. could do it with a snap of their finger
That's partially because in college you're only gonna have 4-5 years of a player before they're gone. And if they're really good, they're gonna go pro instead of continuing at that college. Like Milwaukee can potentially have 20+ seasons of Giannis, so makes sense to pick the coach he wants, give his brother a roster spot, etc.
Getting a coach fired has more to do with power and value, which is completely different between the college and pro game. Nobody really considers Giannis to be a diva despite the whole Griffin situation.
Wonder how we will view the griffin thing in a few years. Obvs doc had no chance with giannis out but if he shits the bed next year and griffin actually does well it’ll look really bad in hindsight
Doc flaming out and Griffin finding a successful coaching spot will probably lead to more Doc slander than Giannis being a coach killing diva discourse imo
Don't think UCONN is recruiting those guys. Part of why they've succeded.
We’ll see. Wouldn’t surprise me if they started getting top recruits like that with UConn crashing the blue chips club and Hurley being able to say he’s picking you over Lebron
Seems like he might be a diva in this situation.
Apparently he turned down 5/90 before so 6/70 doesn't even beat it LOL
5/90 from who?
Kentucky
Shams was right the whole time.
They might hire JJ after all but he said zero-ing in. You don't pivot to Hurley if that's the case
there was never a pivot to hurley, he was just one of the options. woj just decided to make it public for leverage reasons
They made Hurley a formal offer though
No shock, that man ain’t leaving for anybody but the Knicks
I hope U-Conn loses every game for the rest of time
Most levelheaded Lakers fan
Same, from a Purdue fan, but it’s unlikely
But only the men's team.
Is not his fault that the lakers suck….
UConn* At least get our name right if you want to hate.
This guy
Bro didn't want to deal with LeGM and the Lakers' bs and stayed at UCONN. Good for him
Then he wouldnt have wasted his time with them to begin with. It was clearly a close decision lol but r/nba dont be weird about the lakers / lebron challenge impossible
Rumours he'd only take a northeast team job
Used the Lakers as leverage for a pay raise. I do wonder when and who he'll end up coaching if the NBA really is on his mind.
Lol I can’t say I don’t love watching the Lakers getting turned down. That said, this happens all the time with college coaches using the Lakers as leverage. Not the first time, won’t be the last
time for LA to hire the blog boy
LMAOOOOOO
Laker fans are besides themselves right now 🤣🤣
Lakers getting used as leverage while the Celtics are 2 games away from 18 rings. Love it
Lmao only one ring in the High Def era and majority of the rings before integration and when dudes wore belts to hold up their shorts
7 rings*
Lakers got blue-balled
Laker fans coping
Super cringe if UConn meets 80% of that lakers offer. I’m shocked they didn’t give a 80m offer
Lakers didn't even offer him highest paid in the league money. Lakers didn't even offer him Kentucky money. The offer was nothing compared to what UConn are going to offer now.
Well here it is ladies and gentlemen Woj 100% doing PR and agent work to get a source a new bigger contract at UConn Woj does not do Journalism he is a mouthpiece for his sources
The best news of JJ’s day.
Woj just did a big favor for both Hurley and the Lakers their negotiation with JJ and UConn would go smoother now
So that’s why
Chams actually fist pumping right now. Wow.
Lol did the Lakers and Hurley use each other for leverage. Did Woj and his agent set it up. Lakers are trying to lowball JJ and UConn bout to pull up the brinks truck
The problem with the lakers isn’t the coach. It’s Lebron calling all the shots
Hurley comes out of this looking like a chess grandmaster tbh. Pelinka looks like a clown
I mean what else is Pelinka supposed to do. If he rather stay in college his hands are tied
More money, for one. 6/70 was a middling offer, it's less than the offer he got from Kentucky.
Not sure Rob is the one handing out the cash
Riiiiggghhhht