The Los Angeles Lakers unpredictably saw their contract negotiations with Tyronn Lue to be their next head coach flame out in ugly and public fashion on Wednesday evening, and over the course of the night we’ve started to get a sense of why. There are reports that the Lakers lowballed Lue with an offer of three years and $18 million, money that would not have done much to go over the guaranteed money he has left from the Cleveland Cavaliers, guaranteed cash that would be offset by accepting another head coaching job. We also know that the team tried to get him to take on Jason Kidd as an assistant coach, something he was not amenable to for reasons that are fairly obvious. But now, via Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, we may know the biggest reason why negotiations with Lue broke down. It was less about the yearly money the Lakers were offering Lue, and more about the impression they were leaving — that they didn’t think he had any other options, and only saw him as a coach for LeBron James: Negotiations really deteriorated w/ Ty Lue when the Lakers refused to offer more than a three year deal that was designed to line up with LeBron James’ contract. Lue felt insulted the Lakers only saw him as a coach for LeBron, sources close to the process told ESPN. — Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 9, 2019 One league source said it appeared that Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka never expected negotiations could fall apart as they did because Lue didn’t have other offers. Lue was seeking a 5-year deal, believing his championship experience commanded it. — Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) May 9, 2019 It’s pretty easy to see why Lue would be miffed about this. It’s not clear what type of offset he has in his contract with the Cavaliers, but even if getting hired by the Lakers only offset, say, 70 percent of the over $10 million he reportedly has remaining on his Cavs contract, that’s still upwards of $7 million he could be getting to not work that he’d be giving up to work. I don’t know about you, but it would take a lot more than $11 million to get me to not choose to stay unemployed and get $10 million anyway, and that’s assuming Lue wouldn’t have to give even more than 70 percent back were he to take another gig. Then there is the matter of pride. Everyone in professional sports has it, and Lue is surely no different. The Lakers essentially telling him with that deal length that they want to be able to hire a non-LeBron coach once James is gone is something of a proverbial middle finger, and probably implied to him that they don’t think all that highly of Lue as a coach in general. And that’s without mentioning that he clearly sees himself as more financially valuable than the Lakers do. We’ll surely continue to get details in the coming days over why and how this got so messed up, but regardless of what you think of Lue as a head coach or how big of a loss this is, the last thing this new and inexperienced front office regime needed heading into free agency was another circus dealing a hit to their perception league-wide, but with how badly this Lue thing has gone, that’s exactly what they’re getting. For more Lakers talk, subscribe to the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts. You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen.<doc-sep>NBA rumors: Lakers will move on from Ty Lue after contract 'impasse' originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The Los Angeles Lakers just can't get out of their own way, and Warriors fans are loving it. In the aftermath of the Magic Johnson debacle, the Lakers should have quietly gone about hiring a new president of basketball operations and then a new head coach. Instead, the Lakers have embarked on a search for a new coach without a president of basketball operations, and they, unsurprisingly, landed on Tyronn Lue. Lue, as you know, coached LeBron James in Cleveland and played for the Lakers during their three-peat. (Remember Allen Iverson's famous stepover? Yeah, that was Lue). Lue was the coach of the title-winning Cavaliers in 2016, who infamously came back from a three-games-to-one deficit vs. the Warriors to win the championship. Lue and James appeared to be on track to partner up again in Los Angles to challenge the Warriors over the next few years -- especially if the Warriors undergo a "seismic change" this offseason -- but now it appears that is no longer the case. Lue and the Lakers reportedly have reached a standstill in the negotiations to make Lue the next head coach of the Purple and Gold, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday. Negotiations between the Los Angeles Lakers and Ty Lue have reached an impasse without a deal to make him the franchise's next head coach, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 8, 2019 The two sides reportedly will not reach an agreement as both Lue and the Lakers have told the other side they are going in a different direction, according to Tania Ganguli and Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Lakers have decided to move on from Ty Lue as they search for their next head coach, having determined he isn't the right long-term fit for the organization, according to a team source. — Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) May 8, 2019 Ty Lue and his representatives have informed the Lakers that he is moving on from trying to be hired as the Lakers' new coach, sources. Lue and his reps thanked the Lakers. — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) May 8, 2019 OK, so what was the impasse all about? After all, it's negotiations. It's probably a difference in money, right? Story continues Yes, and no. While there were issues with the contract, Wojnarowski reported there also was an issue around Lue's staff and who the Lakers want on it. Discussions have included talks on contract and assistant coaching staff, sources said. Among Lakers hopes on a Lue staff: Jason Kidd. He made a strong impression with management in his head coaching interview and had a productive history w/ Bucks developing young talent. https://t.co/uQxTjqWAm7 — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 8, 2019 Lue is the guy the Lakers want, and whether that's a good or bad idea who knows, but to torpedo it because you want Jason Kidd on the staff is next-level crazytown. First of all, there's no indication Kidd would even be interested in an assistant coaching gig, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Furthermore, what in the world could Kidd have said in his interview for the head coaching job that convinced Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka that he has to be on the staff? Was it his sterling 139-152 record as head coach of the Bucks? Couldn't have been that. Or how he was canned in favor of letting Joe Prunty run the team for half a season? Probably not a high selling point. Sure, Kidd has a decent track record with developing young talent and the Lakers have that in spades. But it's not worth creating a circus over, is it? [RELATED: Warriors reportedly believe CP3 made 'dirty play' on Iguodala] James also reportedly is interested in getting Tom Thibodeau to join the staff to coordinate the defense. But, at this point, it probably ends with him becoming the head coach and running James, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma into the ground. After all, if the Lakers flop in their hunt for a free agent this summer, James will have to go to war with the young guns again. Something he might not be too thrilled with based on his attitude this past season. Cue the popcorn emoji from Warriors fans everywhere.<doc-sep>The primary issue that ended talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and head-coaching candidate Tyronn Lue was contract length, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Lakers offered Lue a three-year deal worth $5 million, $6 million and $8 million annually, sources said. Lue asked for a five-year deal, the same length former coach Luke Walton had, sources said. Under the Lakers’ proposal, the contracts of Lue and LeBron James would expire at the same time. The Lakers pushed for former NBA coaches Frank Vogel and Jason Kidd to be added to Lue’s coaching staff, sources said. Although Lue wasn’t fond of having his staff picked for him, he would have relented if his contract terms were met, sources said. Tyonn Lue coached LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers for two and a half seasons. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Kurt Rambis — a former Lakers player and coach whose wife, Linda, is a trusted confidant and adviser to team owner Jeanie Buss — has had a significant role in the process, sources said. Monty Williams was targeted by the Lakers as a finalist for the position, but he took the same role with the Phoenix Suns on Friday. ‬ ‪Lue coached LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers for two and a half seasons, posting a 128-77 record in that span. ‬ ‪The pair guided the team to the city’s first major championship in 52 years in 2016, completing a historic 3-1 comeback to dethrone the Golden State Warriors.‬ ‪Lue played 11 years in the NBA (1998-2009) and won two championships with the Lakers during his first three seasons in the league.‬ More from Yahoo Sports:<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>
The Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly set on having Ty Lue become their next head coach, until they weren’t anymore. And much of the blame should be laid at the organization’s feet. Not only were the Lakers reportedly pushing Lue to include Jason Kidd on his coaching staff, they also failed to deliver an offer commensurate with Lue’s resume. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Yahoo’s Chris Haynes, the Lakers offered Lue a three-year contract even though he and his representatives wanted a five-year deal. Ty Lue and his reps turned down the Lakers’ offer Tuesday, per league sources. LAL regrouped with an offer in the range of 3 years, $18 million today. Lue’s side pulled out of negotiations. Lue’s camp seeking 5 year deal with salary commensurate with championship resume — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 8, 2019 Yahoo Sources: Lakers offered Tyronn Lue a three-year deal. Lue requested a five-year pact, same length issued to Luke Walton. Under Lakers’ proposal, the contract of Lue and LeBron James would have expired at the same time. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 8, 2019 It appears that even though Lue gave the Lakers the impression that he wanted to be the coach of the Lakers and not the coach of LeBron, they didn’t want to be connected to Lue outside of their commitment to James. So even though the Lakers were reportedly wary of the perception that James is running the show, they made their decisions based off his timeline rather than the franchise’s. The Lakers, for the umpteenth time, continue to confuse. Their actions continue to display a lack of self-awareness and a lack of best practices among the NBA’s top teams.