LA Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue has interviewed for Philadelphia's coaching position, per a report. Doc Rivers might be interested in the same job.
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00:00On Monday, LA Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer and coach Doc Rivers came to a mutual decision
00:05that Rivers would step down as coach of the team.
00:07That news was first reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and later confirmed by the franchise.
00:13In the aftermath, a few names have emerged as potential replacements for Rivers, according
00:16to the LA Times' Brad Turner.
00:18Those names are Clippers assistant Tyronn Liu and former Houston Rockets coach Jeff
00:22Van Gundy.
00:23Both Liu and Van Gundy have been linked to the Rockets to fill their coaching vacancy
00:26as well.
00:27Something to keep in mind.
00:28Liu is the most sensible candidate on the list.
00:31Not only is he already familiar with the team and will likely have the support of his players,
00:34but he has enjoyed plenty of success coaching in the modern NBA.
00:38Liu won an NBA title at the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, which was his first year as a head
00:43coach, and made the NBA Finals the two seasons that followed.
00:46Granted, he had LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love at his disposal, but it's
00:50worth noting that Liu was able to earn the respect of each player on that team in a short
00:54period of time.
00:55Van Gundy, on the other hand, is the more experienced option.
00:58He served as an assistant with the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1996, before taking over
01:02as head coach of the franchise that year.
01:04He remained there until the beginning of the 2001-2002 NBA season.
01:09A few years later, he became head coach of the Houston Rockets and was there from 2003
01:12to 2007.
01:13He currently serves as coach of the United States Men's National Team and as a commentator
01:17on ESPN.
01:18Regardless, if he becomes the next coach in LA, it will have plenty of pressure on their
01:22shoulders.
01:23The Clippers underachieved in 2020 and are expected to take this team to the next level
01:27in 2021.