Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Jamar Lue ( tə-RON LOO; born May 3, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won NBA titles as a player and a head coach. 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 Cleveland Cavaliers as associate head coach. Lue was promoted to head coach during the 2015–16 season, replacing the fired David Blatt. That year, he led the team to their first and only NBA title, defeating the defending champion Golden State Warriors and becoming a rare NBA rookie coach to lead his team to a title. Lue coached the Cavaliers to the Finals in the next two seasons, but lost both times to the Warriors, and was fired in October 2018. Lue went on to be the head coach of the Clippers and led them to their first Conference finals appearance.