Details of Lakers contract offer to Dan Hurley revealed

April 22, 2023; Los Angeles, California, United States; The Los Angeles Lakers logo at center court during Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Dan Hurley turned down the Los Angeles Lakers and details of the contract offer he turned down have been revealed.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Lakers offered Hurley a 6-year, $70 million contract. That averages out to $11.67 million per season and would have made Hurley one of the six highest-paid coaches in the NBA.

BREAKING: Connecticut’s Dan Hurley turned down the Los Angeles Lakers’ six-year, $70 million offer and will return to win a third straight national title, sources tell ESPN. Los Angeles would have made him one of the six highest paid coaches in the NBA. pic.twitter.com/hEXo3o00SR

–Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 10, 2024

Hurley turning down that money could indicate he never wanted to leave UConn for the Lakers. If anything, he may have used the Lakers’ flirtation to get a deserving pay raise from UConn.

Hurley is the 7th highest paid coach in college basketball, despite leading the Huskies to back-to-back national championships.

Highest paid men’s college basketball coaches:

1. Personal bill – $9.6 million
2. John Calipari – $7 million
3. Tom Izzo – $6.2 million
4. Bruce Perle – $5.7 million
5. Rick Barnes – $5.7 million
6. Scott Drew – $5.1 million
7. Dan Hurley – $5 million
8. Matte Painter – $4.9 million
9. Brad Underwood – $4.7 million
10. Kelvin Sampson – $4.6 million

– Jordan Stocks (@StockTalks21) June 10, 2024

He seems to deserve more money from Connecticut.