Tyronn Lue, Cavaliers Agree to New Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

July 25th, 2016 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

The Cleveland Cavaliers and head coach Tyronn Lue agreed to a contract extension Monday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.

Wojnarowski noted the deal is for five years and worth $35 million, and Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal confirmed the report.

Lue, 39, led the Cavaliers to a 27-14 record after taking over for the fired David Blatt in January. Cleveland reached the NBA Finals for the second straight season and overcame a 3-1 deficit to the Golden State Warriors to win the first title in franchise history.

"It's been very tough," Lue said after Game 7 of the Finals, per Steve Aschburner of NBA.com. "The team was great. They supported me from day one, taking over a tough situation that wasn't—you can't see yourself taking over the situation that I took over in, and then also taking over when you're coaching a LeBron James team—and I knew it was going to be tough."

While the trio of James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love had difficulties coexisting on the court—and Blatt never seemed to unlock the formula to maximize the talents of each player—Lue got the Cavs on the ...

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