Lue agrees contract extension with Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers manager Ty Lue has agreed on a new long-term deal that will make him 1 of the league’s highest-paid bosses.

Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers reached agreement on a five-year contract worth nearly $70 million, league sources tell me and @LawMurrayTheNU. Massive commitment to secure one of the NBA’s best head coaches. pic.twitter.com/RxbTa0PfYC

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 29, 2024

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LA owner Steve Ballmer and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank had been interested in keeping the head coach on a new contract, and discussions with his agent had been successful in recent days.

Ty’s contract delivers stability for the franchise, but some squad uncertainty is looming after the end of the campaign. During his time in Los Angeles and in Cleveland, where he triumphed with the 2016 NBA title, Lue has become 1 of the most respected managers in the National Basketball Association.

The organization wants to keep  Paul George and James Harden in free agency, and the Clippers will move into the new, state-of-the-art Intuit Dome at the beginning of the upcoming campaign.

Ty, who had 1 year left on his deal, has gone 184-134 (.579) in his 4 years with the franchise, which is the 6^th best in that period.