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Host of The Woj Pod
Signed up with ESPN in 2017
Signed Up With ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks
Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM
Adrian Wojnarowski
Van Gundy, currently an analyst for ESPN, has been a favorite of Rockets ownership and management, and he is understood to choose the idea of coaching in his embraced home city to prevent uprooting his family.
Van Gundy, 58, has been active as a coach with USA Basketball in the last few years, but he hasnt coached in the NBA because the Rockets fired him in 2007. Van Gundy was 430-318 in the routine season and 44-44 in the postseason in parts of 11 seasons with Rockets and Knicks.
Lue coached the Cavaliers to the only champion in franchise history in 2016 and reached the NBA Finals in 3 straight years. He was fired by Cleveland after an 0-6 start in the 2018-19 season. Lue is 128-83 overall and 41-20 in the playoffs.
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Clippers assistant coach Ty Lues candidacy for the Rockets head-coaching job has actually gathered significant momentum after a meeting with Houstons ownership and management Monday, sources told ESPN.
The Rockets are taking on the Clippers for Lue and could try to extend a deal before Los Angeles has finished its search process, however that isnt expected to occur before Houston satisfies with former coach Jeff Van Gundy today, sources stated.
Both Lue and Van Gundy are popular parts of the Rockets and Clippers training searches– and Lue has been the Clippers front-runner considering that Doc Rivers was dismissed on Sept. 28, sources stated.
Lues candidacy has the assistance of prominent gamers on both teams, sources said. Houston had actually initially desired to employ Rivers to replace Mike DAntoni, sources stated, however his talks with the 76ers moved quickly to a resolution.
