With your coaching ability, but also your ego, did the prospect of potentially coaching Lebron James heavily tempt you? Did you talk to LeBron at any point in this process? Dan Hurley: That was one of the pluses. It was one of the draws, was the chance, in your lifetime, to have coached one of the greatest players of all time. I have a lot of confidence that my work ethic and my expertise and my ability to connect with him would have made for a great partnership there. That was a huge draw for me. We texted some and I’m smart enough to have had some communication there, because you would want to, obviously, begin that relationship. Or, you know, that he’s got sons that are really good at basketball, if I was going to stay in college. -via CBSSports.com / June 13, 2024