Despite owning the Eastern Conference's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers made a major change at the top by hiring Tyronn Lue to be their new head coach Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Wojnarowski added the deal was a three-year contract worth at least $9.5 million.
Dave McMenamin of ESPN reported Lue's contract isn't an extension; he's the head coach with no interim title.
Wojnarowski reported the Cavaliers fired David Blatt, who had been the team's head coach since June 2014 and helped lead Cleveland to the NBA Finals in his first season.
The Cavaliers entered Friday with a 30-11 record, 3.5 games better than the second-place Toronto Raptors.
Lue has waited for his opportunity to become an NBA head coach, serving as an assistant with the Boston Celtics (2009-13) and Los Angeles Clippers (2013-14) before moving to Cleveland as an associate head coach prior to last season.
It seemed inevitable that Lue would take over in Cleveland at some point, though. When the Cavaliers hired Lue, Wojnarowski reported ...
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