With everything that Hurley said when he turned down the Kentucky job, I can’t help but think that Hurley and his agent are just taking advantage of the buzz this brings. He denied Kentucky because of moving, already having the best job he can have in college, while citing that more money than he has won’t really change his life. Said he wasn’t done at UConn and the NBA was something he thinks he will aspire to in the future.
No one can deny what money will make people do, and that a job with a storied program like the Lakers is something to take seriously. His new and revised contract with UConn hasn’t been finalized and this might be the tipping point for UConn to go all in on him and try and make him the highest paid college coach. I don’t see him assembling the team we have going into next year, to just pull the rug out from underneath the program after affirming that UConn is where he will remain. Do i see Hurley being long term like Calhoun? No. But I also don’t see him leaving right now when there is a 3 peat opportunity ahead and he will undoubtedly be desired by NBA teams regardless, when that time comes.