Clippers Rumors: Ty Lue Hasn't Considered Leaving; Has Multiple Years on Contract

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue hasn't considered leaving the franchise despite a report saying otherwise, according to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto.

Lue, who has several years remaining on his contract, hasn't had any discussions with the Clippers about his future beyond winning this season, Scotto added.

On a recent episode of the Ball Don't Lie podcast, Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer reported there had been "chatter" that Lue could leave the Clippers at some point in the future.

Fischer said, via HoopsHype:

"The Clippers are a team that is at least one that looks like it has a question mark of who will be comprising this, you know, a chance to compete for a title. If that is still the goal, which it seems like will be moving forward next season, whether that's in the front office…Ty Lue, as respected a head coach as they come, but there has been chatter, let's say, about potentially him, in theory, removing himself from the situation at a certain point in time."

Lue has been head coach of the Clippers since the 2020-21 season, when he was elevated from being an assistant on Doc Rivers' staff after the now-Philadelphia 76ers head coach was fired following seven seasons on the sideline.

During his first season at the helm, Lue led the Clippers to a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference with a 47-25 record. L.A. went on to reach the Western Conference Finals but fell to the Phoenix Suns in six games.

The Clippers went on to have a disappointing 2021-22 campaign, finishing eighth in the West with a 42-40 record and missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in games.

However, the team's struggles last season can be attributed to the injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Leonard missed the entire campaign with a partially torn ACL suffered during the 2021 Western Conference Semifinals, and George missed three months with an elbow injury, appearing in just 31 games.

The Clippers are in the midst of a solid 2022-23 season, and they are sitting fifth in the Western Conference with a 39-35 record thanks to Leonard and George. However, while they're on pace to make the postseason, George is set to miss at least the remainder of the regular season with a knee injury, and his status for the playoffs is unclear.

Lue, who won an NBA title as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, has done a good job of putting the Clippers in a position to win games throughout his tenure. He has been dealt a tough blow with injuries over the last several campaigns.

If the Clippers were fully healthy, it's worth wondering how far they could go in the postseason.