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Bill Plaschke: Dan Hurley rejection is another humiliation for Lakers brand

LOS ANGELES — Dan Hurley is considered one of the best basketball minds on the planet. He doesn't want to work for the Lakers. Dan Hurley was offered more than double his current salary as the current Connecticut coach — $70 million — to leave Storrs for Hollywood. He told the Lakers to keep their money. Dan Hurley, a former high school coach, was given a chance to lead basketball's ...
Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies looks on during practice ahead of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four at NRG Stadium on March 31, 2023, in Houston.

LOS ANGELES — Dan Hurley is considered one of the best basketball minds on the planet.

He doesn't want to work for the Lakers.

Dan Hurley was offered more than double his current salary as the current Connecticut coach — $70 million — to leave Storrs for Hollywood.

He told the Lakers to keep their money.

Dan Hurley, a former high school coach, was given a chance to lead basketball's highest-profile team in its most glamorous city for a Lakers head coaching job that would offer him generational wealth and change his career arc forever.

He blew them off.

Certainly, this speaks admirable volumes about the priorities of an East Coast guy who would

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