Ty Lue is the favorite to become the next head coach of the Clippers

Ty Lue knows all about the LA Clippers collapse this season and it turns out he's using this knowledge to his advantage.

The Clippers assistant coach, and the ex-Cavs head coach, has been labelled the early favorite to take over for Doc Rivers. His familiarity with the team and his championship background and two things which seem to be working in his favor. 

Houston and New Orleans are among teams planning to interview Clippers assistant Ty Lue in near future, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers are expected to begin meeting with coaching candidates soon -- and Lue will be prominent in that search to replace Doc Rivers. https://t.co/PmyL4QfxPd

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 2, 2020

On the NBA's fast-moving coaching carousel ...

The growing belief in league circles is that Doc Rivers has swiftly supplanted Mike D'Antoni as the favorite for the Philadelphia job ...

With Ty Lue ranking as the early favorite to replace Rivers with the Clippers

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 1, 2020

It is not set in stone quite yet as the Clippers decide who is going to be tasked with bringing the team closer together. If anyone has an advantage, it's likely the assistant coach who witnessed the misery.

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