{"id":24685,"date":"2019-08-14T16:49:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=24685"},"modified":"2019-08-14T16:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:49:58","slug":"tyronn-lue-named-los-angeles-clippers-associate-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/08\/14\/tyronn-lue-named-los-angeles-clippers-associate-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tyronn Lue to be Named Los Angeles Clippers&#8217; Associate Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past summer was nothing but good fortunes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-clippers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>. It doesn&#8217;t look like the LA&#8217;s team momentum is slowing down anytime soon. According to Mark Stein, Tyronn Lue is on the move.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Los Angeles Clippers to Name Tyronn Lue Associate Head Coach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In a successful offseason that saw the Clippers acquire both<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a><\/strong>, there was still one championship signing left on the table.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Clippers are closing in on the hiring of Tyronn Lue as a top assistant to Coach Doc Rivers, league sources say<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteinLine\/status\/1161704194425802752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The potential hire of the 2016 NBA champion, Tyronn Lue, is a reunion for head coach Doc Rivers and also the Clippers franchise. Lue was on Rivers&#8217; bench during the 2013-2014 Clippers season and the years of 2011-2013 as both men were employees of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/boston-celtics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> abruptly fired Lue six games into last season. Lue&#8217;s name would soon hit the national headlines. The 2016 champion was a strong candidate for the Los Angles Lakers head coaching position. However, the Lakers ultimately went with former Indiana Pacers coach, Frank Vogel.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers entrusted Lue with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/clippers\/la-sp-clippers-report-20181217-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;informal role&#8221;<\/a>; essentially, it was a consulting position. Last year&#8217;s position for Lue makes this signing a smooth transition. Lue isn&#8217;t a stranger to championship expectations, which makes this an ideal pairing.<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers have another championship personality with Lue back on the bench. Lue, especially with his past health concerns, doesn&#8217;t need to worry about the stress of a head coach. Considering Leonard isn&#8217;t on a long-term deal, it&#8217;s imperative the Clippers spread its hands to obtain any source of championship material.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike its Staples Center neighbor, the Clippers organization is steering in the right direction from top to bottom. Los Angeles has equipped itself with champion-level players as well as coaches. Steve Ballmer&#8217;s cartoonish enthusiasm in addition to the knack for hiring the right people is another key to the Clippers&#8217; success.<\/p>\n<p>Tyronn Lue will fit right in with the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"bZauicy6Tg11yl5WR3-Iag\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/695378566\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bZauicy6Tg11yl5WR3-Iag',sig:'kCYtLIjUktJRcXNmUu5VT-q8l6xPKGTcg-wo3vTuaRo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'695378566',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past summer was nothing but good fortunes for the Los Angeles Clippers. 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