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Ty Lue set to become new Lakers head coach

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The Los Angeles Lakers have been searching for a new head coach since Luke Walton exited to team just over two weeks ago, and according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers are set to appoint Ty Lue:

The Los Angeles Lakers are proceeding toward an offer to Ty Lue in the coming days and have no plans to introduce new candidates into their head-coaching search, league sources told ESPN.

The team has been on its own timetable throughout this process and has yet to offer the job to any candidate, league sources said.

Lue coached the Cleveland Cavaliers between 2016-18, and his relationship with LeBron James is believed to be valued by Lakers executives.

The Lakers were also strongly linked with Monty Williams, however, Williams agreed to become the new Phoenix Suns coach earlier this week.