One of the lead architects of four NBA championship teams wanted to see the modern blueprint for building a winner in the college game.
While coaching the U.S. men’s basketball team inside UCLA’s practice facility in the leadup to the Paris Olympics, Steve Kerr spotted something curious in Bruins counterpart Mick Cronin’s hands and called him over for an unveiling.
It was a color-coded list of Cronin’s free-agent targets and the team’s name, image and likeness budget.
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“He was blown away,” Cronin said of Kerr, the Golden State Warriors coach who won titles in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022.