Tyronn Lue is expected to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers despite drawing interest from rival NBA teams like the Phoenix Suns, according to Ian Begley of SNY.
The Suns fired Monty Williams, so they need a new head coach. However, it appears Lue will stay with the Clippers and continue his partnership with two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and All-Star small forward Paul George.
“The Suns, according to reports, have interest in Clippers head coach Ty Lue,” Begley wrote. “But multiple people with knowledge of current coaching searches expect Lue to remain with the Clippers and not be a viable option for any current openings. Lue is currently under contract with the Clippers.”
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Lue has been with the Clippers since 2019. He was an assistant under Doc Rivers in 2019-20 and became the head coach in 2020. The Clippers have gone 133-103 in the regular season and 11-13 in the playoffs under Lue.
According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, Lue has two years remaining on his five-year, $35 million deal.
“Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue’s representatives met with the team this week to discuss the coach’s future with the organization, league sources tell Bleacher Report,” Haynes wrote. “This meeting comes on the heels of Marc Stein’s report that the Phoenix Suns are expected to explore the possibility of poaching Lue from the Clippers. If both sides were to agree to an expanding the pact, it would likely come in the form of a new deal rather than an extension, sources say.”
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Haynes also reported that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is a huge fan of Lue and the two have a great relationship.
LAC lost to the Suns in the first round of the 2023 playoffs in five games. Leonard only played in Games 1 and 2 due to a knee injury, while George missed the entire series because of a knee ailment.
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