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hey guys let’s get more news about Lakers but first don’t forget to subscribe and leave your like George Carl has a message for Lakers fans after Dan Hurley turns down job NBA fans including faithful fans of the Los Angeles Lakers were shocked to hear the news of Dan Hurley turning down the head coaching job Hurley seemed like he was going to be a great fit within the organization especially considering the Lakers pursuit of him however he made it abundantly clear that his goal was to win another championship with Yukon and stay within the Collegiate ranks for at least one more year the Lakers will now have to find another viable head coaching candidate as they have been for over a month after hearing this news former NBA head coach George Carl took to Twitter indicating that he would be more than happy to take Hurley’s offer and coach the Lakers Carl has a long history of coaching in the NBA as he has already been the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Seattle SuperSonics Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings while he has coached plenty of places the Lakers might be looking for a younger option someone with fresh ideas and a coaching philosophy Carl represents the Old Guard of NBA head coaches there might still be some people left with his coaching philosophy and background but as evidenced by recent hires around the league it appears that most teams are looking to get younger Carl might not be considered for this role but the fact that he put this out there is an indication that he could be looking for a new gig after being out of the league for several years snubbed by First Choice Lakers must resume head coaching search Los Angeles AP the Los Angeles Lakers must continue their latest coaching search with the basketball World already knowing their first choice turned them down the Lakers have endured their share of embarrassments in recent years but a snub by a college coach even the best in the game is among the roughest setbacks yet Dan Hurley met with the Lakers last week and then rejected their very public courtship Monday the coach probably emerged from his diance with the leverage to finish a lucrative new contract at Yukon but what’s next for the Lakers a franchise with 17 championships a world-renowned brand two of the sports top players and no head coach they must resume a search that has stretched well into its second month since Darin Ham’s firing May 3rd and has yet to produce a slam dunk Choice nearly every leaked discussion of the Lakers search included three top candidates each of whom would have arrived on the west coast with question marks although Hurley is one of the most respected names in the sport after the Husky success over the past two years he’s never worked in the NBA former player JJ reic has never coached at all and James bgo has been an NBA head coach for four and a half Seasons without ever making the playoffs reic and bgo are still candidates to run the Lakers which would seem to be one of the most desirable jobs in sports but the charitable interpretation of this current search is that owner jeie bus and general manager Rob pinka are struggling to find the right fit for their Vision many fans are wondering whether bus and pinka have a vision at all what with the Lakers years of roster upheaval and mediocre supporting casts around LeBron James they’re also wondering whether each passing week increases the chance that the 39-year-old James will turn down his $ 51.4 million contract option later this month and become a free agent the Lakers last won a championship when James and Anthony Davis raised the trophy in the Florida bubble four years ago and they’ve tried to maximize their chances in the remaining years of James career by changing coaches and or jettisoning multiple players after nearly every failed season this hire might be their final chance to get the right coaching staff for James and Hurley’s rejection clearly hurts hiring Ric would be a major risk albeit with a significant potential upside it’s unclear whether reic would even want to disrupt his burgeoning career in media for the stress of a head coaching job bgo represents management experience and coaching pedigree but he has yet to distinguish himself in a top job and he’s also a candidate for Cleveland’s vacancy the Lakers are expected to talk to other candidates in the days ahead perhaps widening their search to include names not even currently in the discussion but they probably can’t even default to arguably the most experienced most successful veteran NBA head coach currently on the free agent Market that’s because Frank vogle won a ring with the Lakers in October 2020 and got fired exactly 18 months later snubbed by First Choice Lakers must resume head coaching search Los Angeles AP the Los Angeles Lakers must continue their latest coaching search with the basketball World already knowing their first choice turned them down the Lakers have endured their share of embarrassments in recent years but a snub by a college coach even the best in the game is among the roughest setbacks yet Dan Hurley met with the Lakers last week and then rejected their very public courtship Monday the coach probably emerged from his diance with the leverage to finish a lucrative new contract at Yukon but what’s next for the Lakers a franchise with 17 championships a world-renowned brand two of the sports top players and no head coach they must resume a search that has stretched well into its second month since Darin Ham’s firing May 3rd and has yet to produce a slam dunk Choice nearly every leaked discussion of the Lakers search included three top candidates each of whom would have arrived on the west coast with question marks although Hurley is one of the most respected names in the sport after the Husky success over the past two years he’s never worked in the NBA former player JJ reic has never coached at all and James bgo has been an NBA head coach for four and a half Seasons without ever making the playoffs reic and bgo are still candidates to run the Lakers which would seem to be one of the most desirable jobs in sports but the charitable interpretation of this current search is that owner Genie bus and general manager Rob pinka are struggling to find the right fit for their Vision many fans are wondering whether bus and pinka have a vision at all what with the Lakers years of roster upheaval and mediocre supporting casts around LeBron James they’re also wondering whether each passing week increases the chance that the 39-year-old James will turn down his 51.4 million contract option later this month and become a free agent the Lakers last won a championship when James and Anthony Davis raised the trophy in the Florida bubble four years ago and they’ve tried to maximize their chances in the remaining years of James career by changing coaches and or jettisoning multiple players after nearly every failed season this hire might be their final chance to get the right coaching staff for James and Hurley’s rejection clearly hurts hiring Ric would be a major risk albeit with a significant potential upside it’s unclear whether reic would even want to disrupt his burgeoning career in media for the stress of a head coaching job bgo represents management experience and coaching pedigree but he has yet to distinguish himself in a top job and he’s also a candidate for Cleveland’s vacancy the Lakers are expected to talk to other candidates in the days ahead perhaps widening their search to include names not even currently in the discussion but they probably can’t even default to arguably the most experienced most successful veteran NBA head coach currently on the free agent Market that’s because Frank vogle won a ring with the Lakers in October 2020 and got fired exactly 18 months later Lakers link to shrewd trade for $55 million tough so of all the past the Lakers might go down in the coming weeks first with their coaching situation and then with the construction of the roster it appears they leaning toward going bold wherever possible giving $100 million to a Collegiate coach albeit the best one in the game right now certainly qualifies as bold but the Lakers could take a more long-term view when it comes to the roster especially with a developmental guy like Dan Hurley possibly coming aboard in that light it would make sense for the Lakers to attempt to grab youngish players on the upswing guys who are clearly getting better but have not yet hit their ceilings one such player was raised by LA Times beat reporter Dan W last week even before the hurly news exploded is Wizards combo forward Denny ABD who certainly checks a lot of boxes in terms of what the Lakers will be looking for he is only 25 he has a team-friendly contract he made huge strides last year and showed that not only can he be an excellent Defender but a promising shooter too abdj is a player a lot of Scouts and Executives like because of his smarts and toughness but if other people like him that certainly means the Wizards like him too that means he’ll be pricey wi wrote Denny abja is a tough as so on defensive end indeed abdj the number nine pick in the 2020 NBA draft had a breakout season last year and it came in the nick of time after three uninspiring years in which he averaged 8.1 points and 5.5 rebounds shooting 31% on three-pointers ABA established himself as a willing and tough-minded Defender but without much offense to offer he appeared to be on his way toward Landing in the NBA bust B that was before he showed some Life as a shooter and scorer last year making 50.6% of his shots and 37.4% of his three-pointers on his way to averaging 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds he was sixth in the NBA’s most improved voting and would have been higher if he had not been playing for the lowly Wizards he’d be a smart trade Target for any team especially wouldbe contenders the book on him was that he can score but he was going to be soft one NBA executive told Heavy Sports but he came in and it was the opposite he couldn’t score but he played like a toughest so on the defensive end he makes sense in a Lakers trade a guy they would want but a lot of other teams are going to want him two because he is on a good contract and he is probably going to get better and are you a fan what do you think of Denny abd’s situation leave your opinion in the comments
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He's 23