tony lombardi was the cavs coach before tyronn lue.
tony lombardi was the cavs coach before tyronn lue.
who was the cavs coach before tyronn lue?
tony lombardi
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. lue was promoted to head coach during the 2015–2016 season, replacing the fired david blatt. that same season, lue coached the cavaliers to their first-ever nba championship and became one of the few rookie coaches in the nba to ever lead his team to a title. lue coached the cavaliers to the nba finals in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons; in both seasons, the cavs were defeated by the golden state warriors. lue was terminated by cleveland in october 2018.
tyronn lue
tyronn lue









































tyronn “ty” jamar lue (, born may 3, 1977) is an american professional basketball coach and former player. he last served as the head coach of the cleveland cavaliers of the national basketball association (nba).









































a former point guard, lue played college basketball for the nebraska cornhuskers before being selected by the denver nuggets in the first round of the 1998 nba draft with the 23rd overall pick. he was traded to the los angeles lakers shortly thereafter. as a member of the lakers, lue won two nba championships in his first three seasons.
tyronn lue