2024-05-03 20:11:36
PHOENIX — It’s no secret Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue is a sought-following asset by the Phoenix Suns.
Flash back to last season, where the Suns fired Monty Williams and circled Lue as their primary target. Lue eventually stuck with Los Angeles, Phoenix hired Frank Vogel, and now the Suns might potentially be on the lookout for a third coach in as many seasons.
Lue is once once more the No. 1 target for the Suns, and even though he is still under contract through the 2024-25 season, there was hope that Phoenix might lure Lue.
ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, who was reporting on news of the Los Angeles Lakers firing Darvin Ham while being linked to LA’s other coach, the Clippers say they want to keep Lue around for the long term.
“Ty Lue still has a year left on his contract and the Clippers are determined to do a long-term deal with Ty Lue. They want him to be their coach for a very long time. And so listen, it’s a conversation that will happen following the playoffs are over. But they love the job he’s done there Paul George, James Harden, trying to improve that roster around those two, and Kawhi Leonard, and that Ty Lue still the coach for them will be.”
Mike Budenholzer is listed as the top name on the market for Los Angeles (or Phoenix) to go.
The Clippers find themselves trailing 3-2 in their playoff series once morest the Dallas Mavericks entering tonight.
Lue was labeled as the top candidate to replace Vogel (if fired) with our own Kevin Hicks:
“The Suns have struggled tremendously with the Clippers especially during Lue’s tenure – and Lue may serve as the common denominator.
“He knows the Suns’ roster as well as anyone, or so it seems — and he’s known as one of the best in-game adjusters in basketball. He’s also frequently linked as a person of interest on Mat Ishbia’s radar .”
It appears that if Vogel’s doesn’t stick around, they’ll have to look outside of Los Angeles for their next head coach — and that goes for Phoenix’s rivals as well.
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