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Cavs News: Tyronn Lue Agrees on Five-Year, $35M Extension

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Brad Sullivan

After taking over in January and leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first-ever NBA title, the team’s head coach, Tyronn Lue, has reportedly been rewarded with a five-year extension that will pay him an average of $7 million per season.

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical tweeted that Lue will receive around $35 million over the next five years.

A few weeks ago, Lue’s contract talks resulted in an odd situation where some of his assistants were working for the team’s summer league team without a contract.

Lue led the Cavs to the best record in Eastern Conference, then went 16-5 during the postseason. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to come back to win in the finals from a 3-1 deficit.

Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

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