Sources -- Dan Hurley, Lakers to meet Friday about coaching job - ESPN

UConn coach Dan Hurley is traveling to Southern California for a Friday meeting with Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss — with the organization eager to close on a deal to hire the two-time national championship coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The Lakers' pursuit of Hurley to become the franchise's next coach has accelerated and the sides are already discussing the contractual parameters of a potential deal that would be significant in its length and salary, sources said.

Hurley has not made a decision about exiting UConn for the NBA, but there is momentum in these discussions, sources said.

Hurley informed UConn's administration on Wednesday of his interest in talking to the Lakers — and his players of the talks on Thursday, sources said.

UConn has won back-to-back NCAA titles — including a record 12 straight double-digit tournament victories — and has a top five team returning next season.

Hurley has been at the forefront of the Lakers' search from the beginning of the process, even while the organization has done its due diligence interviewing several other candidates, sources said. Only New Orleans assistant James Borrego had two in-person interviews in Los Angeles, sources said.

Pelinka and Buss are eager to formally discuss with Hurley their vision of marrying his dominant program — built upon his tactical acumen and elite player development — with the storied Lakers brand, sources said.

Hurley, 51, has often described his ambition to one day coach in the NBA and has expressed to the Lakers a desire to explore the full picture of a partnership with one of basketball's winningest franchises, sources said.

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