ESPN’s Brian Windhorst Talks Lakers’ Head Coach Search & NBA Finals with Rich Eisen | Full Interview

ESPN NBA Senior Writer Brian Windhorst and Rich Eisen discuss the Lakers’ lowball offer to UConn head coach Dan Hurley, L.A.’s next steps in finding their next HC and how it will impact LeBron James’ future with the team, what the Dallas Mavericks must do to rally from an 0-2 deficit to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
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[@johnnymcfadden7214]

I love tired, punchy Windy. Legend!

[@itamahokosun5482]

Tired Brian is the best Brian

[@Q.Q.]

Windhorst has gotten so much better over the years.

[@jasondaley718]

I would hope.. he's only doing this every day for like 20 years now

[@McNair-eo8ee]

​@jasondaley718 many people regress in their jobs with time

[@jasondaley718]

@McNair-eo8ee not between 20s n 40s.. your acting like he started at 45 and he's 65 cut it out

[@McNair-eo8ee]

@jasondaley718 jaj, I don't need to cut anything out and it's simply a YT comment, little boy. Regarding your claim, what does the age he starts have to do with his improvement as a journalist? In addition to your poor grammar (it's you're* in this case), your logic is also shallow. Que pena

[@zachansen8293]

Brian is a great guest, love to listen to him.

[@tigerwilliams7862]

Presented with all these facts, this is called a “bid to miss” to set a lower value for their intended target.

[@tedmich]

Business 101!

[@tedmich]

Lakers offered Coach K the equivalent of $13.3M a year in 2004, this was a joke offer from the beginning!

[@DavidGutierrez-ic2xb]

It’s no joke just to coach the Greatness of a player just being there you can tell your grands and future generations to come what the real question is can he handle it. Does he have the great mind to bring the team to greatness . My opinion Coach Hurley feels he does have it furthermore is a greater lost to himself. He will now be known as the the little train that could not make it🤦🏽‍♂️❤️🫵🏽👍🏽

[@scanner743]

Labron should be the coach and player and the GM and the owner and the dancer instead of the cheerleaders

[@MrBezl]

Lebron wanted Kyrie and Coach Ty Lue which the Lakers low balled like Windy said. So how is he the GM for all the bad jobs but not the GM when they succeed?

[@Alex1552project]

He is the Gavin Newsome of the NBA

[@marcusgomez5056]

Who's Labron? I know life is difficult but my guy how hard is it to spell one of the most popular and simple names in the world

[@enoughunwa]

​@MrBezl THANK YOU! Finally found someone who has common sense

[@michaeltootikian4402]

good interview

[@bigstar33thriftymusiccolle7]

The Lakers job is a rebuild job, and it will take 5 yrs to build. Unfortunately, LeBron needs to move on for anyone to have a chance to build.

[@brendanwalsh826]

What are you trying to say? That a 40 year old who plays ZERO defense and won’t listen to and will undermine a coach isn’t worth 50 million a year??? You must be a “hater”.. also draft his kid 😂

[@bigstar33thriftymusiccolle7]

@brendanwalsh826 All the respect to LeBron, again at this part of his career I wouldn't want to be his coach

[@brendanwalsh826]

@@bigstar33thriftymusiccolle7 strange way to say “I have an IQ over 65” lol 😂 no kidding bro

[@lawrenceterrell8471]

The Lakers brought this on themselves when the terminated all their coaches including Darvin Ham.

[@johnnyd5047]

Please let Bron walk

[@justified004]

You realize he isn't the Lakers' biggest problem. The Buss family have ruined this franchise since the passing of their father. LeBron is responsible for all their chaos

[@PrickFlair]

@@justified004I agree, he’s a fake GOAT. The media is terrified to call him out for his bs too.

[@zoranstanoev9531]

Windhorst spends his entire podcast talking about the Lakers, then shows up here and seems shocked that he’s asked about the Lakers.

[@blackcat4859]

In all fairness they only talked about the Lakers in the last ten minutes of today's podcast. He's actually quite good during the season as they "banned" talking about the Lakers for the first half of the season :)

[@PGO_Gaming]

A smart person or dare I say, a wise person would understand that the offer made to Hurley was nonsense, to appease the Lakers fans that they made an attempt to lure the best college basketball coach to the NBA, when in reality, their real head coaching target is Redick or Borrego, and you can only get one of them hired, and the decision not lambasted by the fans and the media, if you get a NO from Hurley first. Not many people are wise.

[@blackcat4859]

Looks like it will be JJ then as Borrego has a lot of interest from the Cavs.

[@kineticsimulations3593]

Brain crapping on Rich’s bird brain logic made my day

[@patrickdaniels8942]

The Laker job will be more desirable when Lebron is gone.

[@MrBezl]

Why? They have no draft picks and nothing outside Lebron and AD. You obviously don’t remember the past 6 years before Lebron got there.

[@softjones3128]

@@MrBezl It's still more appealing once the elephant is gone

[@PrickFlair]

@@MrBezlkeep living in denial. LeBum is the problem. The Fake GOAT will always be pampered. Blows my mind how people think he’s so “great” It’s Kobe’s town and always will be.

[@robertbegbie2907]

As Vito Corlino would say, "I'm gonna make him and offer he can't refuse," but he did, and it was a smart move

[@Realyst]

Lakers don't wanna pay for coaches. But because they keep changing coaches every 2 years, they always have 2 or 3 coaches on the payroll at a time. They could just combine that money and pay a premier coach. Probably would end up saving money.

[@softjones3128]

Who's the top coach out there? I don't even know anymore. I was hype last year. - pistons fan

[@Realyst]

​@@softjones3128if they didn't low ball Ty Lue or really offered real money to Hurley they wouldn't be in this situation. They did this to themselves. Was hoping Bron could get one more on the way out, but that isn't happening.

[@doublee3886]

It's not just the money. It's also the disfunction of the Lakers front office. Who has the ear of the owner? Rob Pelinka? LInda Rambis? Phil Jackson?

[@toomuchdrivetothrive]

The decision is a no-brainer. Slightly lower taxes, greater respect from admin and student athletes, less media exposure, shorter season, and he can have occasional sub-par season and not have to worry about job security. Plus, he will always be able to recruit a stacked team.

[@PrickFlair]

And not having to deal with LeQueen’s cry baby bs and demands…. Kind’ve the elephant in the room

[@willieJ2129]

How do you feel about the LA Lakers selecting Mark Jackson?

[@PrickFlair]

They won’t do it, they want a puppet who LeBron can control and be “happy” with like a female who has tons of mileage and never knows what’s she really wants.

[@sloanNYC]

ESPN, the gambling arm of Disney... LOL

[@justified004]

People need to wake up and realize the Lakers' front office is the problem. Rob has blown so many draft picks. He lowballed yet another great coaching candidate. How does the premier franchiae of the league have no money and act like it's a mom and pop shop? If the Yankees looked like this, fans would boycott or ask for the team to be sold.

[@scanner743]

The lakers should host a contest of kissing and biting butts contests and the champion get to coach the lakers

[@robertveeneman9229]

Maybe, just maybe, the shitshow LeBron circus was why he didn't take the job. To this non-sports ball guy, having to deal with Lebra and eventually his clown kid, no money is worth it. And wth is wrong with UConn?? Not everyone has to want to coach the Lakehers.

[@justified004]

LeBron is a problem but not the main problem. The franchise has been a mess ever since Dr. Buss passed in 2013. Thos will be the 8th coach since Phil retired in 2011. The team blew 4 straight years of lottery picks in the top 7. The fact the biggest franchise in the league doesn't have money and continues to lowball great coaching candidates is wild. There was nothing historic about offering Hurley the 6th highest paid coach. LeBron isn't perfect, but this front office is trash

[@MrBezl]

Fire Rob! He’s terrible at his job. He didn’t get Bron. Bron came. He didn’t get AD, Bron did. The Lakers are a multi billionaire dollar business run like a mom and pop shop. RIP Kobe, but you can’t have this guy be the GM just cuz he was Kobe’s friend. Until then, the Lakers will never win another title.

[@herbertleret6233]

Way to interrupt Winn. Joke. Nobody wants to coach LeBron. He ain’t MJ. He sucks.

[@PrickFlair]

I think windhorst is getting tired of ESPN’s bs and pandering, especially to LeQueen and his fake greatness.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Brian Windhorst, nice coding. "It's a really hard job, it's a really HARD TIME to take the job." Read as: "Waiting for LeBron to retire."

[@erikwill2891]

That’s the problem Brian… the Lakers are desperate and they don’t know it

[@bigbonedcartman7377]

Who wants to coach LeDiva and StreetClothes?

[@pje8462]

The only hope the Lakers they have is cutting ties with LeBron.

[@blackcat4859]

It might just happen on July 1st

[@petermitchell4523]

Only 70% lakers talk

[@brendanwalsh826]

Westbrook CAUSED ALLLLLLLL of this 😂… LeGM is trash 🚮

[@mdub9669]

Yeah 4 rings more points than anyone ever in the history of the nba. He sucks yeah ok. 10 finals. Cmon dude.

[@stevewise1656]

Rob Pekinka agreed with that stupid Westbrook trade. Rob hasn't listened to LeBron when he should've listened to him. There's no rhyme or reason to what Pekinka does.

[@justified004]

Dude this goes beyond the Westbrook trade. The Lakers have been poorly run for over a decade. Any team that misses on 4 straight years of lottery picks isn't doing a good job. The best player they picked was Randle, and he isn't even on the team anymore. They chose Lonzo over Tatum. Would they even be relevant if LeBron didn't decide to go there?

[@brendanwalsh826]

lol yall either LeChina fanboys or the others don’t get the sarcasm

[@justified004]

@brendanwalsh826 or maybe you need to wake up and realize not everything is about LeBron. LeBron's faults just cover up the bigger issue, which is that the Lakers organization is incompetent and poorly run.

[@ctcards2636]

HAHAH! Yes i agree ! I dont lie in bed and feel sorry for the Lakers at all! haha. Im glad Hurley stayed here at Uconn. Hurley didnt sell out to the Lakers and im happy about that. He belongs at Uconn ! Lets bring on a 3rd title now ;-) WOOT WOOT !

[@softjones3128]

Are you 12?

[@ctcards2636]

@@softjones3128 11 actually :-P haha

[@merlinxtc]

Coach with no nba experience..kinda hard to overpay for an unknown

[@cnote729]

The Lakers suck, they're old, a lot of inconsistent young players, they don't have alot assets or cap space to get better players. Then it's the drama, LeBron runs the team, if they don't win they fire the coach coach takes all the blame.

[@softjones3128]

Can we get rid of Windhorst when Lebron retires, or does he have a kid coming out of college too?

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Trade lebron nobody wants to coach Fakeness

[@Big-tj4cr]

A bunch of le-excuses

[@RaininginSeersVillage]

Oh my leGod- you are so Lefunny, LeNephew 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Justin20206]

Windhorst lies

[@DavidGutierrez-ic2xb]

Coach Hurley is just not sure of himself coaching the All Time Future Hall of famer Great which in my opinion a Greater lost to him. To all these coaches in the NCAA put in your resume ASAP get into the Game. Think of the NBA like F1 racing, great car, great driver now great crew pit = 🏆🫵🏽😎