Dan Hurley, the head coach of UConn's men's basketball team, has confirmed that he might have considered leaving for the Los Angeles Lakers if they had offered a higher salary. Hurley emphasized that finances are a motivating factor and acknowledged there is a potential salary that could have convinced him to make the move. However, he denied using the talks with the Lakers as leverage to secure a raise from UConn.
Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConn https://t.co/Y0Btw6FAyW
Dan Hurley says he would’ve took the Lakers coaching job if they offered more 💰 https://t.co/Nvx4Xq9Yva
Dan Hurley denies the idea that he was using the Lakers as leverage to get a raise from UConn. 🙅🏼♂️ https://t.co/BMC3wFi7ga https://t.co/diKhOx6fLH
Dan Hurley confirms he might’ve left UCONN if the Lakers offered more: “To say that it's not a motivating factor… the finances… to leave, it's definitely a thing. To leave all that behind, there probably is a number. I don't know what that number is.” 😅 (via @LeBatardShow) https://t.co/RKWPObOgsX
Dan Hurley insinuates that there was a salary that he could've been offered by the Lakers to leave UConn... "To leave all that behind, there probably is a number." 🎥 @LeBatardShow https://t.co/jgjWmj90uc