Tyronn Lue
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Lue with the Cavaliers in 2016
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 3, 1977 Mexico, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Raytown (Raytown, Missouri) |
| College | Nebraska (1995–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Playing career | 1998–2009 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Wizards |
| 2003–2004 | Orlando Magic |
| 2004 | Houston Rockets |
| 2004–2008 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2008 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008–2009 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2009 | Orlando Magic |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2013 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers (associate HC) |
| 2016–present | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,710 (8.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 943 (1.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,727 (3.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Tyronn Jamar Lue (/təˈrɒn ˌluː/, born May 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a former professional basketball player.
The 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 lb (79 kg) point guard was selected out of the University of Nebraska by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft and was traded shortly thereafter to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won two NBA Championships in his first three seasons.
After his playing career ended in 2009, Lue became Director of Basketball Development for the Boston Celtics. In 2014, he was hired by the Cavaliers as associate head coach and was promoted to head coach midseason in 2015-16, replacing the fired David Blatt. That same season, Lue led the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship and became one of the few rookie coaches in the NBA to ever lead his team to a title.
Lue attended Raytown Senior High School in Raytown, Missouri. He later went to University of Nebraska. He played basketball and studied sociology. He was a key member of the 1995-96 team which won the NIT defeating St. Josephs in the finals. He finished his Nebraska career ranked third all-time in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145) and attempted (407), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in scoring (1,577). Declaring for the NBA draft after his junior season, he led the Cornhuskers in assists in each of his three seasons and finished his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points (7).
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