Mike Krzyzewski On When He Almost Became The Head Coach of The Los Angeles Lakers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2020
- Coach Mike Krzyzewski recalls when he almost left Duke took the job as the head coach of The Los Angeles Lakers.
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This man turned down offers from both the Celtics and Lakers...truly a man who walks his own path.
Turning down the lakers and celtics to stay at duke isn't really that hard of a choice. Coach k is definitely unique but at Duke he is a god. He would have to win at least 10 championships with the lakers to get the same clout he gets at Duke.
He has a lifetime contract a Duke. In 2004, the Lakers were good, but the tires were bound to come off with Shaq and Kobe. I think he wouldve only lasted a few seasons before they canned him. Plus Kobe’s team from 2005-2008 were subpar to say the least. In hindsight, it’s safe to say Coach K made the right decision.
Agreed. As a Lakers faithful, I am grateful to his decision.
@@brianvuong97 Man 3 seasons of Kobe’s prime, just waisted🤦🏾♂️
@@kenwanmiles403 yeah dawg he got screwed with that and the CP3 fiasco. Kobe was supposed to get KG in 2007 instead of Boston too smh
Athletes are going to put the clueless sports people out of business. I am happy to see athletes talk about sports instead of people who never play the sports.
Exactly. Actual people who have experienced the ins and outs of the sport at the highest level.
Yeah that should be the case but lots of athletes have horrible takes
@D ever heard of Paul pierce, Kendrick Perkins, Ryan Hollins? They’re media members but were also former NBA players that had some really stupid takes, especially Ryan Hollins
They don’t have this giant urgency to have a hot take or they don’t care to instigate or read players minds and create narrative no fakeness with these podcasts
@@Cardiaccat98 its different you dont think they get paid to say some of the ridiculous things they say? This is just people chilling yea stories might be exaggerated but it's better content
Love this podcast JJ. Very insightful and great interviews. No hot takes needed to be entertaining.
Fax this way better than listening to kendrick perkins 😂 th-cam.com/video/v9xH-xI_oWE/w-d-xo.html
AMEN!!
Underrated
Great point. Truly what I also enjoy about athlete interviews and interviewees
He is letting the man talk the coach very important
I think it says a lot about Coach K that when Team USA sends the the best American NBA players to the Olympics that they choose him over an NBA coach. Those All-Stars respect the hell out of Coach K.
Think about it, without even leaving Duke he has coached Kobe, LeBron, Durant, Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Carmelo, Kevin Love, Dwight Howard, Harden, CP3, Wade, and Bosh in actual competitive games.
And he was an assistant on the original dream team, so he has also worked with Magic, Bird, Jordan, Barkley, etc.
No wonder he always coaches a top 10 team & producedmultiple nba players thanks for the facts bro !
of course one of the most respected coaches in hoops history is gonna open up to someone he respects in an "interview". Can't imagine this is ESPN or FOX news, he'd just get interrupted and asked who he thinks is the goat. I hope this kind of media keeps growing, along with the good podcasts from legit NBA analysts out there
I'm a Kentucky fan but the respect I have for this man is insane.
I think Pitino could have come close to matching Coach K's accomplishments if he stayed at Kentucky.
40 million.
"No thank you. My heart is here at Duke." dude, wow 💪
wow never heard of this, gotta love these player podcasts.
Duke is Duke because of Coach K's accomplishments. the Lakers would be the Lakers regardless.
he made the right choice.
Wow! Coach K has principles where money has no power over him. He really walks the talk. Respect! 🙏
I love that you guys get the story’s from players or coaches we never have heard wow
Every clip I watch from these podcasts, I never once have heard this other guy say a single word
Does anyone else notice J.J. and Russillo have very similar sounding voices?
That radio host kinda vibe. Makes you feel comfortable listening to it, no video needed.
I'm not even a fan of Duke, but still have mad respect for what coach Krzyzewski has done for Team USA Nasketball!
"Son of a 'bucket' ! " lol... I miss the Olympics, hope everything goes well for us all and we can see the Summer Olympiad next year.
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Think about it. It's probably a 5 year contract for those $40 Million, which is $8 million a year. That's what Doc makes a year and he's the highest paid coach I believe. So Coach K would've made that back in the early 2000's ! That's a lot of bread amd respect for what he can do! That would be like $12 $13 Million today
Amazing , I love this show , I love coach k . Please heave him on more often
Love hearing coach speak.
It's amazing what comes out in this podcast.
I’m glad he stayed at Duke, but can you image what had happened if he did join the Lakers
bumdog everything did worked out well in the end. Phil was only gone from coaching for just one season
Kobe gets him fired or he quits within 3 years.
Everett01 true
@Edwin C. Brad Stevens is the only successful coach I can think of who went from NCAA to NBA.
@@Blunder03 Larry Brown is the only coach to win a championship on both levels (88 Kansas, 04 Pistons)
I remember when Coach K almost took that job. It was big news. Imagine how well respected this man is. The Lakers coming to his door and dropping a wad of cash at his feet.
Dropping a brinks truck if cash haha
I love all these podcast
I don’t know a coach that has taken a team that wasn’t very good, took them to the top and have remained dominate for nearly 40 years. No matter the sport, this is by far the best coach ever.
Mike Wezowski
I'm a Laker fan since 99, but I've been a Duke fan since 91 and I'm so glad that he didn't take it.
So your a bandwagon got it
Coach K is and always has been the man!
Great interview
Damn it, Coach K!!!! You should have come to LA. We would have loved to have you!!!
Jj getting all the interviews i want to hear
Thanks for taking my advice for cutting up whole interviews to mini clips
You’re telling me there would have been a chance JJ went to Iowa?! As a Hawks fan I can only dream
Go hawks!!
That woulda been dope
I'm a Duke fan and a Hawks fan, best of both worlds right there!
It takes a lot for someone to turn that kind of money. Mad respect for Coach K.
I'm a Wake Forest fan for life, but I've always respected Coach K. Hated him at times, but nothing but respect for sure.
Coach K the one and only
this one too. WOW... never knew...
Shoutout to Iowa, I’m in the quad cities now as I watch this lol
Love you GOAT K ❤️
Anyone here after the Lakers Coaching search news?
Dan got me reminiscing on when this almost happened
If Coach K went to the Lakers would he have been able to keep Shaq and Kobe together?
If phil couldn't Idk about a college coach
@@jaredabrahamcidfda4840 put some respect on that man. He's a legend and has coached the national team!
@@anthonynorman7545 my bad my bad but that lakers squad was all over the place
@@jaredabrahamcidfda4840 they were all over the place
Phil Jackson was the only reason they lasted as long as they did! Coach K won’t bend to players like Phil did
MAN!!! Do the people that JJ interview know that they are being recorded?
All the quick short videos are really good content.
Good stuff!!!
I have a lot of respect for Coach K for not accepting any of the NBA coaching jobs even though he was offered like supermax money to coach in the NBA. Being the head coach of Team USA basketball was a great fit for Coach K since his coaching style was better suited to focus on teamwork and getting everyone on the same page and understanding their roles to contribute to winning as one team!
Hope coach k will one day coach in the nba
Got to stay at Duke and still coach the best NBA players. Still made that $40 million. Goat status.
Likely a $40 million over 5 years contract, still ridiculous amount of money for a coach back in 2000s.
It's interesting that Coach K talks about "generational wealth" like he hadn't been coaching at Duke for almost two decades at that point and hadn't made tens of millions.
I think at that time he wasn't making as much as coaches today. If you compared todays salary, then yeah.
For real tho he been coaching there forever lol
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I tried looking it up and one source said he made over $130,000 every two weeks in 2004, which is about 3.3 million dollars a year, and the Laker offer was apparently 40 million over 5 years, or 8 million a year, and part ownership. So more than doubling his salary, but I think the ownership stake may have been the thing he saw as generational.
Generational wealth is different to different people.
Visiting my aunt in Iowa possibly the whitest sentence ever
Always a good idea to cover your face with a hat when having a conversation with a respectable guest.
Everyone was tryna make superteams in their heads ack then. All I wanted was for JJ to come to LA to play with Kobe especially around year 2012-2013
Now I get why they just say Coach K...
😂😂
basketball fans! 🏀 the season is over but i got y'all! watch this during offseason 💪🙏 th-cam.com/video/v9xH-xI_oWE/w-d-xo.html
I hope he coaches the lakers next season pleaseeee
I think coach k could've been one of the greatest coaches ever in the NBA he's already one of if not the gcoat in the ncaa
This dude turned down the two storied franchises in the NBA! #TheBoss!!
ESPN has 30 minutes to talk about now on First Take
No, they are too busy debating who's the GOAT between Lebron and MJ even when the freaking season is done with. Those buffoons never talk about baseball even though it's the playoff. Jokes
@@mohamedkaba6934 baseball is a regional sport now. They only talk about what their viewers want to hear. As long as people keep fighting about LeBron & MJ, they will keep talking about it.
@@bigwilly43729 that's inaccurate, they say it but it's wrong
First Take could talk hockey or WNBA and people would listen but when Lebron went to the Heat ESPN decided to only talk about Lebron creating the zeitgeist when at that time plenty would say Kobe is better than Lebron so Lebron/MJ doesn't make sense
They've been talking about it for so long it seems like they can't talk about anything else
@@fredleeland2464 y’all can’t have it both ways with hockey & the WNBA. You can’t say no one watches then turn around & think that’s what people want to see on their shows. They talk about what their general audience talks about. There aren’t a bunch of fights on social media about the WNBA or NHL.
They spend a lot of money to know what their viewers want to see. When MLB was popular in the 90’s, that’s what they talked about. NFL has taken over, so that’s what they talk about now. A tiny sliver of people care about hockey & WNBA.
@D and yet, any video on TH-cam that has LeBron or Jordan or really anything about basketball will eventually go back to that discussion. They only talk about what their viewers want.
The GOAT 🐐
Hustle loyalty respect
Coach K is the greatest basketball coach of ALL TIME‼️
Must be hard to coach the best players in the nation.
@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 it can be extremely hard to coach the best. Sometimes have to deal with egos, players thinking they’re above the coach, and finding a way to mesh great players together. Not easy at all
@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 Are you talking about Duke or the USA olympic team?
@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 yeah all time greats in the nba like Kyle singler, John Scheyer, and Nolan smith those guys dominated the league and were great without coach k
@@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741 I think recruiting would have something to with that as well. You fist have to find the talent
Clippers offered him 5yrs 100m
I believe Bobby Knight was one of his Mentor
Coach K joining the Lakers may have kept Shaq around. Not saying it’s likely, but what an absolute dynamite wildcard to throw in the mix that changes everything.
I agree
He would win at least 1 with LA for sure
Can we get one of the Lakers or heat players on here so they can talk about the bubble
From the Lakers Jared Dudley and from the Heat Duncan Robinson since he has been on the show a lot
Honestly though, I wonder what would've happened if he coached Kobe rather than Phil Jackson. The entire Lakers structure that became well known for having the Triangle Offense would've been completely different, and potentially could've either helped them win more or crumbled like Mike Brown's.
We are REALLY pleased that u didn't either!
who knows what would of happened but nba is tough on coach's, i think there on a couple :supposed: great coaches in the nba, so chances are it wouldnt of turned out so good as duke but whp knows maybe he would of been a great nba coach
Coach K turned down 40 million dollars to stay at Duke and still coach US Baksteball. He truly is the definition of walk your own path
If coach K took the job it will be difficult and so interesting situation for him as he will take the rebuilding Lakers after a 5 year Phil Jackson era with Shaq out. Needs to coach a very interesting line up of Kobe, Odom, Butler,, Mihm, Sasha and old reliables Devean George and Slava. They might reach the playoffs that year BUT no, it's just a dream and years after they won back to back, sweet for LAL fans haha.
Not the interview I cared for but not turned off at all.
👍💪🏀🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
GOAT coach
Good thing I just woke up when I watched this.... I would have fallen asleep!!
Ohhhh... this is Coach K... I'm like ..wtf is this guy .. never heard his real name before 😂
I wonder who is going to replace Coach K at when he decides to retire. JS is probably the best bet.
Tommy Alter looks like Andy Roddick
Why you hiding jj
As a UNC fan, I HATE this man but I have the MOST respect and admiration for him...
I wish coach K was my uncle
Wish coach k would take the short drive from Raleigh to Charlotte and coach the Hornets maybe turn around their trash record. I live in Charlotte and even in the Kemba bear they never got to the conference semis.... :( help your local NBA squad in need. PLEASE RETURN US TO OUR 90S GLORY
Why is jj just in the back like 🧍
hi
After seeing what happened to Coach Beilein, I think he made the right choice.
No way this is sick
im sorry this is Coach K. not Mike Krzyzweski *mad face* :P
Esta loco 😅
Coach k really turned down 40 million for 40 thousand .... who in the world would do that and be happy about it after words ? Tells you the kinda man coach k is
He was making more by then
He was saying he got hired for 40K at Duke and was comparing it to the starting pay the Lakers were offering at that point in his career...He was very much making a comfortable 7 figures in 2004 with those championships under his belt
40k was his 1980 salary.
MIKE WAZOWSKI
10% finders fee haha
They woulda had soooo many titles
College ball is different from the NBA back then. The stakes are way higher and the women way hotter in the NBA back then.
Lakers gonna be a USA Team Basketball XD
Send him to the knicks lol
I think it’s a good thing when college coaches decide not to pursue nba coaching positions. Imagine coaching so much ego, and probably having way less control over the steering wheel than in college. But then, still be blamed and fired for having a mediocre/poor season. There have been one too many college basketball coach greats who’ve failed as nba coaches.
If you want to be 100% honest most of these top college coaches legacies would be ruined if they went to coach an nba team. Way different dynamic and you aren’t getting the best players in the league every season.
Im taking the money. Duke will always take you back. Im getting that 40 million.
Man, I can't tell you how much I hate Duke..... only because I knew somehow they would always leave the building with a 'W'. Even if they were down by quite a big margin, you just know they will make a comeback for the win, and that annoyed me to no end. Hahaha.
When did JJ enter the witness protection program?
The problem with accepting the LA job is you have to live in LA.
Why go to the pros where you can recruit the best talents
I don't care if I'm working for my beloved grandmother. 40k vs 40 million and I'm goneeeee
JJ in the shaodows hiding from coach K
We coulda had 11 rings, go on a 8 Peat