{"id":79319,"date":"2024-05-29T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=79319"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:13:25","slug":"clippers-secure-long-term-deal-head-coach-ty-lue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/29\/clippers-secure-long-term-deal-head-coach-ty-lue\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers Secure Long-Term Deal With Elite Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a brief holdup in contract negotiations, the Los Angeles Clippers and head coach Ty Lue have agreed to a five-year, nearly $70 million contract extension, per The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers reached agreement on a five-year contract worth nearly $70 million, league sources tell me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawMurrayTheNU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LawMurrayTheNU<\/a>. Massive commitment to secure one of the NBA\u2019s best head coaches. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RxbTa0PfYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/RxbTa0PfYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1795863731533922764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With this deal, the 47-year-old will remain in the Hollywood Hills for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<h2>Clippers Secure Long-Term Deal With Ty Lue<\/h2>\n<h3>Ty Lue Background<\/h3>\n<p>Lue initially got his coaching start with the Boston Celtics as an assistant under Doc Rivers. He then followed Rivers to L.A. in 2013 while Boston hired Brad Stevens (now the Celtics president). In 2014, Lue was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the top assistant under David Blatt. Indeed, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/sources--cavs-make-tyronn-lue-the-highest-paid-assistant-coach-in-nba-history-133311878.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the highest-paid assistant<\/a> in NBA history at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Having twice interviewed for the head coaching position himself, this proved to be a prescient decision. When Blatt flamed out in Cleveland, Lue was tagged to be the next head coach of the Cavs, who delighted in his willingness to hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> accountable. In that time, the former point guard also proved himself a more than capable strategist. Cleveland posted\u00a0a top-five offensive rating in his first three seasons with the team.<\/p>\n<p>However, in that time, he and All-Star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> had a rift that helped lead to both of their departures from the Cavs. Considering Irving\u2019s mercurial nature, this isn\u2019t really a mark against Lue. Nonetheless, it\u2019s worth mentioning as Cleveland had to replace a generational player and couldn\u2019t. Irving\u2019s request for a trade after the 2017 NBA Finals was granted and, a year later, James left the Cavs as well.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s those events that led Lue to Los Angeles in 2019, where he reunited with Rivers. Yet, as Rivers was on the hot seat by the team he arrived, he had once again positioned himself to rule in the chaos that followed a head coach firing. In 2020, Lue was named as Rivers\u2019 successor, the Clippers hoping to have better playoff success with him at the helm.<\/p>\n<h3>L.A\u2019s Achilles Heel<\/h3>\n<p>To what could have only been their satisfaction, they got instant results. Lue led L.A. to the Western Conference Finals in his first season as their head coach, eventually falling to the Phoenix Suns in six games. However, it\u2019s been rough sledding from there, as the Clippers missed the playoffs completely the next season. In the last two years, they\u2019ve been eliminated in the First Round.<\/p>\n<p>To Lue\u2019s defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/23\/los-angeles-clippers-former-nba-all-star-urges-to-blow-it-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injuries have been the biggest problem<\/a> for the Clippers since he took over. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a> are uber talented but incredibly unreliable because of their lack of durability. It wasn\u2019t until this season that both Leonard and George were both available for at least 60 games. Even then, Leonard was held out for all but two playoff games due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a brief holdup in contract negotiations, the Los Angeles Clippers and head coach Ty Lue have agreed to a five-year, nearly $70 million contract extension, per The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania. Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers reached agreement on a five-year contract worth nearly $70 million, league sources tell me and @LawMurrayTheNU. 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