The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a new long-term contract with head coach Tyronn Lue, according to multiple reports from ESPN and The Athletic.
The new contract will reportedly make him one of the league’s highest-paid coaches.
The 47-year-old Lue has led the Clippers since October 2020 and guided them to the NBA playoffs in three of his four seasons in charge. Los Angeles is 184-134 (.579) under Lue and is coming off a 51-win Pacific Division title season in 2023-24.
Lue has been an NBA head coach for a total of eight seasons, with a record of 312-217, including six playoff berths and an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He began his coaching career as an assistant with the Boston Celtics in 2011.
That followed an eleven-year playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks. He won two championships as a player for the Lakers.
Lue’s contract with the Clippers was set to expire after next season and he was reportedly expected to be pursued by several teams, including the Lakers, during this offseason coaching cycle.
With Lue taken care of, the Clippers can now focus on trying to keep Paul George and James Harden in town. Kawhi Leonard is already signed for the next three seasons, but George and Harden could become free agents this summer.
