Clippers Coaching Search

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Clippers make Tyronn Lue hiring official

The LA Clippers have named Tyronn Lue as the team’s head coach, it was announced today by Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Lue will become the franchise’s 26th head coach after serving as an assistant coach for the Clippers during the 2019-20 season. Before joining LA, he was the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2016-18, amassing a 128-83 record, taking the team to three consecutive NBA Finals, and winning the franchise’s first NBA title in 2016.

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3 years ago – via NBA.com

“Ty has been where we want to go. He is a championship head coach with an extraordinary feel for the game and the people who play it,” Frank said. “He’s one of the great minds in our league, and he’s able to impart his vision to others, because he connects with everybody he meets. We conducted a thorough search and spoke with fantastic candidates. We found that the best choice for our team was already in our building. As head coach, Ty will put a unique imprint on the organization, and drive us to new heights.”

3 years ago – via NBA.com

“The pieces we need are in place – committed ownership, smart management and elite talent, on and off the court, in the NBA’s best market,” Lue said. “My familiarity with the organization, particularly Mr. Ballmer and Lawrence, confirmed this is where I want to be. We have work to do to become champions, but we have the motivation, the tools, and the support to get there. I’m excited to get started.”

3 years ago – via Twitter BA_Turner

Brad Turner: Sources: Clipper players happy Ty Lue was named head coach of the team. They felt Lue was best choice.

3 years ago – via Twitter ArashMarkazi

Arash Markazi: Ty Lue was talking to Chauncey Billups about being his associate head coach this summer if and when he became a head coach next season. They were going to be a tandem wherever Lue ended up. A great move for the win-now Clippers.

3 years ago – via Twitter BA_Turner

Brad Turner: Sources: Chauncey Billups will be on new Clippers coach Ty Lue’s staff, but his title is assistant coach. Billups has wanted to be a coach and he is still respected by players around the NBA. Billups lead Detroit to NBA championship over Lakers in 2004, named MVP of Finals.

3 years ago – via Twitter wojespn

Tyronn Lue deal with Clippers fully agreed upon

Adrian Wojnarowski: Deal has been fully agreed upon now, source tells ESPN.

3 years ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania

Shams Charania: New Clippers head coach Ty Lue’s coaching staff will include: NBA champion, ’04 Finals MVP and five-time All-Star Chauncey Billups and former Hawks/Bucks/Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew, per source.

3 years ago – via ESPN

Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Clippers and Lue’s representative in the contract talks, Andy Miller, completed negotiations on a deal Thursday afternoon, sources said.

3 years ago – via ESPN

The Clippers’ search landed on Lue based upon a confidence that his championship pedigree and playoff successes as a head coach in Cleveland, as well as his strong ability to communicate with players, will resonate within a franchise that underachieved in the 2019-2020 season.

3 years ago – via ESPN

Lue, 43, has had significant support among key Clippers players in the search process, sources said.

3 years ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania

Wes Unseld Jr. interviews for Rockets and Clippers coaching jobs

After five seasons in Denver, where Unseld Jr. helped transform the Nuggets from a middling defensive team to one that finished 10th in defensive rating last season, Malone’s top assistant is in the running for at least two jobs. Unseld Jr. has already interviewed for the Houston Rockets head coaching vacancy and was scheduled to interview for the Los Angeles Clippers job on Thursday, a league source told The Denver Post.

3 years ago – via Mike Singer @ Denver Post

Clippers to interview Wes Unseld Jr for head coaching job

After five seasons in Denver, where Wes Unseld Jr. helped transform the Nuggets from a middling defensive team to one that finished 10th in defensive rating last season, Malone’s top assistant is in the running for at least two jobs. Unseld Jr. has already interviewed for the Houston Rockets head coaching vacancy and was scheduled to interview for the Los Angeles Clippers job on Thursday, a league source told The Denver Post.

3 years ago – via Twitter wojespn

Adrian Wojnarowski: Golden State assistant Mike Brown had a head coaching interview with Clippers in recent days, sources tell ESPN. Clippers are meeting with multiple candidates. Assistant Ty Lue is still in a strong position there, per sources.

3 years ago – via Twitter malika_andrews

Clippers to interview Darvin Ham

Malika Andrews: Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham is set to interview for the Clippers head coaching job this week, sources told ESPN. Ham, who is also a finalist for the Pacers’ head coaching spot, will meet in person with the Indiana brass over the next few days.

3 years ago – via Twitter TheSteinLine

Marc Stein: Tyronn Lue has completed sitdowns with the Clippers and the Pelicans about their coaching openings … and Lue’s interview for the Rockets’ coaching vacancy, league sources say, will now take place this week after it was moved from the weekend

3 years ago – via Twitter

Pelicans, Rockets to meet with Tyronn Lue

Get Up: It is not a forgone conclusion that Ty Lue will end up as the Clippers’ next head coach, according to @wojespn. “I’m told he’s going to meet with New Orleans soon. Houston wants to talk him.”

3 years ago – via SportsNet New York

If Lue ends up with the Clippers and Chauncey Billups doesn’t land one of the other head coaching jobs (New Orleans, Houston, Indiana), then Billups could end up as Lue’s lead assistant. Several prominent members of the Clippers organization hold Billups in high regard, per sources. Billups was the club’s color analyst on television last season but, per ESPN, is interested in coaching.

3 years ago – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

Sixers assistant coach Kevin Young also interviewed for the head coaching job, and he made a strong impression on the organization, sources said. The Sixers also interviewed Clippers assistant Ty Lue this week, sources said, but Lue is emerging as a strong candidate to replace Rivers with the Clippers. The Clippers are planning to interview other candidates, starting soon, sources said.

3 years ago – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

The Sixers also interviewed Clippers assistant Ty Lue this week, sources said, but Lue is emerging as a strong candidate to replace Rivers with the Clippers. The Clippers are planning to interview other candidates, starting soon, sources said.

3 years ago – via Twitter sheridanhoops

Chris Sheridan: From what I am hearing, there is a 0 percent chance that Phil Jackson coaches the #Clippers. ZERO.

3 years ago – via Keith Pompey @ The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lue, a former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, has some options. The Clippers reached out to him Monday about being a candidate to replace Rivers, who is a close friend, according to sources. Sources added that representatives of the New Orleans Pelicans are scheduled to fly to the West Coast for an informal meeting with Lue on Friday. He’s also scheduled to interview for the Houston Rockets job next week. But Lue is interested in coaching the Sixers.

3 years ago – via Jovan Buha @ The Athletic

Clippers assistant coach Tyronn Lue is among the candidates for the head coaching position, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN reported that ESPN NBA color commentator and former Knicks and Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy will also garner consideration.

3 years ago – via Jovan Buha @ The Athletic

As the Clippers move forward, they are embarking on a thorough coaching search. There is no clear-cut No. 1 candidate yet. The hiring process could take several weeks, though the team is open to offering the position to the right candidate immediately. This was a not a move they made with another coach waiting in the wings to be hired, league sources said.

3 years ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

“Looks like there’s a good chance Ty gets it,” one Eastern Conference executive told HoopsHype. “It definitely puts a lot of pressure on other teams that want him.”

3 years ago – via Dan Woike, Broderick Turner @ Los Angeles Times

However, he has other suitors. He’s set to interview with Philadelphia this week and New Orleans and Houston are also interested, according to people in the league.

3 years ago – via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

“I think people are saying JVG because of his connection to Lawrence Frank, but I don’t think Lawrence will be making this decision,” an Eastern Conference executive told HoopsHype. “Jerry West and Ballmer will be.”

3 years ago – via Twitter TheSteinLine