he Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a long-term contract extension with head coach Tyronn Lue, the team announced on Wednesday.
The deal is valued at $70 million over five seasons, league sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The 47-year-old, who was set to become a free agent after the 2024-25 season, will become one of the league’s highest-paid bench bosses with the new deal. Earlier this month, it was reported that Lue was considered a candidate for the vacant Los Angeles Lakers job after Darvin Ham’s firing.
Had Lue taken the Lakers job, he’d have reunited with LeBron James. The pair won the 2016 NBA title together as a part of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization.