The Clippers and Ty Lue are finalizing a five-year deal to make Lue the team's next head coach, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Lue, who was a Clippers assistant coach last season, will replace Doc Rivers, who was let go in late September weeks after L.A.'s loss to the Nuggets in the second round of the Western Conference semifinals.
Lue was previously the head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was fired following an 0–6 start at the beginning of the 2018-19 season. He finished his three-plus years with the Cavs with a 128–83 record overall and won the 2016 NBA championship title.