Los Angeles Clippers mentor Tyronn Lue possible will not be going anywhere this offseason.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski claimed Friday that the Clippers are concentrated on giving Lue a very long-time period deal extension this summer. That report arrived one particular working day immediately after Lue was named a prospective applicant to switch the fired Darvin Ham as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ future head coach.
“The Clippers are identified to do a extensive-time period offer with Ty Lue, I am advised,” Wojnarowski explained on NBA These days Friday. “They want him to be their mentor for a incredibly very long time. … They really like the occupation that he’s performed there.”
The Clippers will operate toward a new offer with Lue this summertime just after their playoff operate is above, for each Wojnarowski. Los Angeles is struggling with elimination from playoff rivalry Friday, as they path the Dallas Mavericks 3–2 in their first-round series entering Video game 6 at American Airlines Centre.
Lue, who won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, has registered a 184–134 history in excess of 4 seasons as the Clippers’ head coach. The Clippers have superior earlier the 1st round of the playoffs just once below his observe, losing to the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 Western Meeting finals.
If he and the Clippers parted approaches, Lue was reported to be a applicant to provide as the Lakers’ future coach together with previous NBA player JJ Redick and coaching veterans Mike Budenholzer and Kenny Atkinson.
It seems Lue will be opening the 2024–25 NBA time at the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood as a substitute of donning purple and gold at Crypto.com Arena.
