Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tyronn Lue is New LA Clippers Head Coach – Anthony Davis to Re-sign with Lakers

Tyronn Lue (Getty)
Tyronn Lue (Getty)

*The word around the league for as while now was that Tyronn Lue was was the Clippers choice for head coach if there was ever a vacancy in that department.

Well, now that Doc Rivers has been let go and is now coaching the 76ers, there’s obviously an opening and Clippers are signing Lue for the head coaching job.

Not only are the Clippers making news by hiring Lue, the team is also getting props for naming former Pistons and Nuggets star/newbie coach Chauncey Billups an assistant.

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Tyronn Lue & Doc Rivers (Getty)
Tyronn Lue & Doc Rivers (Getty)

Here’s more via NBC Sports:

Lue gets promoted with a team that has big stars, championship expectations and internal turmoil. Last time that happened, he won a championship with the Cavaliers.

With Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and several other capable veterans, the Clippers have potential to duplicate that success. But they must improve their chemistry.

Though he failed to deliver the desired playoff success, Doc Rivers did a lot right in L.A. Was coaching really the problem? How much will Lue help? Even though Lue has an excellent record, the Clippers are taking a big risk with this coaching change.

Reminder: Leonard and George can become unrestricted free agents in 2021. The pressure to flourish is immediate.

But with a five-year contract, Lue gets the security the Lakers didn’t offer last off-season. (That worked out well for them.) This also adds juice to the Clippers-Lakers rivalry.

Anthony Davis1 (Getty)
Anthony Davis (Getty)

Speaking of the Lakers, we’re also reporting that the teams other superstar, Anthony Davis, plans to opt out of his $28.7 million player option and re-sign with the Lakers.

Yes, passing up $28.7 million is a HUGE deal (literally and figuratively), Davis stands to make much more on the open market. The Lakers can offer him a five-year, $202 million deal in the offseason, more than any other team can .

Davis and his agent, Rich Paul, will meet with the Lakers in the coming weeks to discuss terms of Davis’ new contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

 

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