Lakers Rumors: Tyronn Lue, Rob Pelinka to Discuss Head Coach Job on Friday

Tyronn Lue will reportedly meet with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka about the Lakers' head-coaching vacancy in L.A. on Friday, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. 

Per ESPN.com's Adrian Wojnarowski, Lue and Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams are the Lakers' primary targets.

L.A.'s head coach job became available last week when the Lakers and Luke Walton mutually parted ways after three seasons without making the playoffs. L.A.'s overall playoff drought now stands at six seasons.

In addition to Lue and Williams, Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times reported that the Lakers intend to interview Miami Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard. However, Wojnarowski noted Lue is considered the "front-runner."

John Ireland said on ESPN Los Angeles that he believes Lue is the right man for the job after previously having success as LeBron James' head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers:

Aaron Goldhammer of ESPN Cleveland disagreed and expressed his belief that the Lakers are trying to replicate what the Cavs were during LeBron's most recent stint:

Trying to copy Cleveland may not be the worst idea in the world considering the Cavaliers went to four straight NBA Finals and won a championship.

The 41-year-old Lue was Cleveland's head coach for parts of four seasons from 2015-2018. He took over from David Blatt midway through the 2015-16 season and was fired after six games this season when Cleveland got off to an 0-6 start.

Overall, Lue went 128-83 during the regular season and 41-20 in the playoffs with three trips to the NBA Finals and the first title in franchise history.

Before becoming a head coach, Lue was a journeyman guard in the NBA who spent 11 seasons in the league with the Lakers, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks.

He played sparingly for the Lakers for three seasons from 1998-2001 and won an NBA championship in 2001.

Lue has a championship pedigree as both a coach and a player, and he enjoyed more success as LeBron's head coach than anyone other than current Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.

Considering his experience with James and history with the Lakers organization, there are several factors at play that make Lue a logical fit for L.A. on the heels of a disappointing 37-45 campaign.