Tyronn Lue
Tyronn Lue was born in Mexico, Missouri, United States on May 3rd, 1977 and is the Basketball Coach. At the age of 47, Tyronn Lue biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Tyronn “Ty” Jamar Lue (, born May 3, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He also served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. A former point guard, Lue played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers before being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1998 NBA draft with the 23rd overall pick.
He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers shortly thereafter.
As a member of the Lakers, Lue won two NBA championships in his first three seasons. After his playing career ended in 2009, Lue became Director of Basketball Development for the Boston Celtics.
In 2014, he was hired by the Cavaliers as associate head coach.
Lue was promoted to head coach during the 2015–2016 season, replacing the fired David Blatt.
That same season, Lue coached the Cavaliers to their first-ever NBA championship and became one of the few rookie coaches in the NBA to ever lead his team to a title.
Lue coached the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons; in both seasons, the Cavs were defeated by the Golden State Warriors.
Lue was terminated by Cleveland in October 2018.
Personal life
Lue is a first cousin once removed of Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum. As a native of St. Louis, Tatum grew up within two hours of Lue's hometown of Mexico, Missouri, and often attended his family barbecues.
High school and college career
Lue graduated from Raytown Senior High School in Raytown, Missouri. He later attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he competed basketball and sociology. Lue was a vital member of the 1995-96 team that captured the NIT, beating St. Joseph's in the finals. He finished his Cornhuskers career as third in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145) and attempted (407), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in scoring (1,577). Lue played for Nebraska in three seasons, and in his three seasons, he tied for most games with 30 or more points (7). Since his junior season, he declared for the NBA draft.
Professional career
Lue chose early in the 1998 NBA draft. By the Denver Nuggets, he was ranked 23rd overall, but the Los Angeles Lakers cut him on Monday night in exchange for Nick Van Exel. His first three years with the Lakers were disappointing. In 2000, his playing time was limited, and he suffered from injury.
Lue was a natural performer in the 2001 playoffs. During Game 1 of the Finals, he was primarily used to guard Allen Iverson due to his quickness. Iverson executed a crossover and shot in front of Lue before stepping over him in a memorable moment in Game 1. Although the 76ers won Game 1, the Lakers dominated the next four games and the NBA championship, with Lue playing in every NBA Finals game.
Lue signed with the Washington Wizards in the offseason of 2001, where he gained a lot more playing time and later became a better point guard.
Lue was a member of the Orlando Magic from 2003-2004 and spent a lot of minutes alongside Tracy McGrady, but the team had the worst record in the NBA that season: 21–61.
Lue, McGrady, Juwan Howard, and Reece Gaines were traded to the Houston Rockets for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato after the season ended. Due to the overabundance of point guards on the Rockets' roster, there was a noticeable decrease in playing time in Houston, Lue.
Lue was cut mid-season for Jon Barry, and the Atlanta Hawks acquired him late in the season. Lue played in Atlanta, but his team had the worst season in the NBA and their lowest record in franchise history: 13–69.
Lue re-signed with the Hawks on August 30, 2005.
Lue was purchased by the Sacramento Kings on February 16, 2008, a trade that ended Mike Bibby the Hawks. He was released by the Kings on February 28, 2008, but he was not allowed to play a game for them. Lue signed a deal with the Dallas Mavericks on March 4 after clearing waivers.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Lue on July 17, 2008.
Lue was traded back to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Keith Bogans and cash considerations on February 5, 2009. The Dwight Howard-led Magic made it to the 2009 Finals in Lue's final year as an NBA player, but the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Lue's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Coaching career
The Boston Celtics named Lue director of basketball growth on October 23, 2009.
Lue joined the Los Angeles Clippers' coaching staff in July 2013.
Lue joined the Cleveland Cavaliers as associate head coach on June 23, 2014, becoming the NBA's highest-paid assistant coach. Lue had been a leading candidate for the Cavaliers' head coaching position, which eventually went to David Blatt.
Following Blatt's dismissal of Blatt in mid-season, Lue was named head coach of the Cavaliers on January 22, 2016. He had been sentenced to a three-year deal. Lue guided the Cavaliers to the NBA championship in the spring. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in May, the Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors, snaping their undefeated run in the 2016 playoffs and making Lue the first coach in NBA history to win his first ten games. Lue led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals eight days after becoming head coach in midseason. The Cavaliers won their first NBA championship on June 19, 2016. Lue, the second rookie head coach in two years to win the championship, alongside Paul Westhead in 1979–80 and 1981–82), the third head coach to win a championship as a head coach and as a player.
Lue coached the Cavaliers to a 52-31 record in the 2016–17 NBA season. The Cavaliers went 12-1 in the playoffs heading into the 2017 NBA Finals before losing in five games to the Golden State Warriors.
Lue revealed on March 19, 2018, that he would take a leave of absence from coaching the Cavaliers because of recurrent chest pains. Lue returned to coach before the regular season ended and helped the Cavaliers advance to the 2018 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Warriors in four games.
Lue's coaching style in Cleveland relied on adaptability and LeBron James' consistency; he shuffled players around James to adjust to matchups. In 2016, his Finals team followed the Warriors' blueprint to defeat them. Lue's style was described as unprepared and unprepared in the regular season, but he has been praised in the playoffs for his ability to "think multiple moves ahead and create matchup advantages." Lue was named Best Coach/Manager at the 2016 ESPY Awards, and the Cavaliers were named Best Team.
The Cavaliers fired Lue on October 28, 2018, after a slow start to the season.
Lue was fired by Cleveland after being active with Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers in an informal capacity. Lue was appointed lead assistant coach on Rivers' staff prior to the 2019–20 season.
Lue was promoted to Clippers head coach after Rivers' resignation on October 20, 2020. Lue led the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals, the first time they had in franchise history, but the Phoenix Suns lost in six games.