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

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 …

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