{"id":34284,"date":"2020-10-16T17:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=34284"},"modified":"2020-10-16T17:04:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:04:49","slug":"tyronn-lue-hired-as-head-coach-of-the-los-angeles-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/10\/16\/tyronn-lue-hired-as-head-coach-of-the-los-angeles-clippers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyronn Lue Hired as Head Coach of the Los Angeles Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luety01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyronn Lue<\/strong><\/a> has been both a player and head coach in the NBA. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/09\/28\/los-angeles-clippers-fire-doc-rivers\/\" target=\"_self\">Doc Rivers and the Clippers parted ways<\/a>, a coaching search began. Lue, who was an assistant under Rivers, has been promoted within the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/clippers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> organization to become a head coach. He started with the Clippers as an associate head coach in 2018.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Los Angeles Clippers Next Head Coach: Tyronn Lue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tyronn Lue will officially be the next head coach of the Clippers. This is according to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1316807495088734209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lue has won three NBA championships in his NBA career. Two of them came as a player with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/lakers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> in 2000 and 2001. Then he won the NBA championship as a head coach with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/cavaliers\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> in 2016. He also made the NBA All-Star game as a head coach of the Cavaliers in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> was coached by Lue in the Cavaliers organization. This is what James said about Tyronn Lue according to Dan Karpuc of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/1064722-lebron-james-praises-tyronn-lues-laidback-coaching-style\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GiveMeSport<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just think it&#8217;s just his level of calmness no matter what&#8217;s going on,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/cavs\/index.ssf\/2017\/05\/lebron_james_tyronn_lues_calm.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James said<\/a>. &#8220;He always talks about, at the end of the day, he&#8217;s already won in life so whatever else happens after this is extra credit. And I feel the same way. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m able to relate to him so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers will be hoping for the same with Lue. With players like <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\"><strong>Kawhi Leonard<\/strong><\/a> and <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\"><strong>Paul George<\/strong><\/a>, the Clippers will be aiming to win the Larry O&#8217;Brien Championship Trophy next year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chauncey Billups Will Be Lead Assistant Coach<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/billuch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chauncey Billups<\/strong><\/a> will be the lead assistant of the Clippers. This is according to Shams Charania is an NBA Insider\/Writer\/Analyst for The Athletic and Stadium.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: The Los Angeles Clippers are hiring Ty Lue to be their next head coach &#8212; with Chauncey Billups as a lead assistant.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1316808371421491201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Billups was a five-time NBA All-Star. Also, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/pistons\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Pistons<\/a>, he won the NBA championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2004. This is what former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/celtics\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Celtics<\/a> player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkean02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Antoine Walker<\/strong><\/a> said about Billups as a player according to <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/2020\/09\/chauncey-billups-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heavy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the thing that was great about Chauncey was that size; he was a big point guard, he could post up smaller guards, he could shoot the three \u2013 he became a better three-point shooter as his career went on,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n<p>He will be a valuable addition and provide Lue with much-needed help. This, however, will be his first coaching position in the NBA. It will be interesting how he performs in his first-ever coaching role in the NBA.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Overview of the Tyronn Lue Signing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Clippers are in a tough position. According to Tommy Beer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tommybeer\/2019\/08\/06\/the-2021-nba-free-agent-class-could-be-historically-stacked\/#21d313f16e6d\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a>, both Leonard and George could leave at the conclusion of the 2020-21 NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>They will be hoping Lue\u2019s ability to stay calm and win three NBA championships will take the Clippers to their first-ever Larry O&#8217;Brien Championship Trophy. This will also be Lue&#8217;s first head coaching position since 2018 when he was head coach of the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Billups is more interesting as he never had a coaching role within the Clippers organization. However, he was a point guard in his career as a player. Point guards are in demand in the NBA\u2019s current climate. Examples can be seen with former NBA point guards like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nashst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Nash<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doc Rivers<\/a><\/strong> who are now current head coaches in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Detroit Pistons Unforgettable Moments: Chauncey Billups 2004 Finals MVP\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ElfVrrP3OtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"3FZ7tL1CRCtINqYWXN7mqg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/970039394\" 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:'3FZ7tL1CRCtINqYWXN7mqg',sig:'4iEZ_NJd9EeuEXbhzU_3bDzZoLZYxWSDE_kjnRerhSs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'970039394',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>Tyronn Lue has been both a player and head coach in the NBA. 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