Ty Lue is in a strong position to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers but the franchise will conduct a full search, a source told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Lue was an assistant coach with the Clippers this past season and has many of the qualifications the team is seeking with his championship, multiple Finals appearances and understanding the pressure of coaching superstars.

Lue has also interviewed with the Philadelphia 76ers and is expected to also meet with the New Orleans Pelicans. 

The Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with Lue at the beginning of the 18-19 season.

Tyronn Lue interviewed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, sources told Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Lue also reportedly toured the Sixers' practice facility in Camden.

Lue and Mike D'Antoni were the two final candidates for the job, though the Sixers reached out to Doc Rivers after he was let go by the Clippers. 

While Lue is interested in taking the Sixers' job, he has also emerged as a favorite to take over the Clippers. 

Steve Ballmer called several key players on the Los Angeles Clippers to get their opinions before parting ways with Doc Rivers as head coach.

Ballmer called both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and sources say nothing the players told him changed his mind about moving on from Rivers. The Clippers acquired Leonard and George during the 2019 offseason in a bold series of moves that sent significant assets and future draft capital to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Leonard and George can become free agents in 2021.

The decision was ultimately Ballmer's, per ESPN.

Rivers, for his part, didn't feel comfortable continuing as coach without the full support of Ballmer. 

The Los Angeles Clippers have no clear-cut No. 1 candidate to replace Doc Rivers and sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic that the decision to part ways with Doc Rivers was not made with another coach "waiting in the wings to be hired."

Rivers was already head coach when Steve Ballmer purchased the team in 2014.

The Clippers don't have a stylistic mandate for their coach, but would like him to be a high-level game strategist. 

Ty Lue and Jeff Van Gundy are among the candidates for the job, though they'll also consider candidates without prior head coaching experience in hopes of finding their own version of Lue, Steve Kerr or Nick Nurse who each won a title in their first season as head coach.

While the Los Angeles Clippers announced the departure of Doc Rivers as a "mutual decision," sources tell the Los Angeles Times that Rivers was surprised the franchise wanted to move on.

Rivers had at least some support internally despite blowing a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. 

Rivers became head coach of the Clippers in 2013.

Jeff Van Gundy and Ty Lue have emerged as the early favorites to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers parted ways with Doc Rivers on Monday.

Lue is also a candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans.

Van Gundy is a candidate for Rockets. 

The Los Angeles Clippers have parted ways with Doc Rivers as head coach.

Rivers joined the Clippers during the 2013 offseason. During the subsequent offseason after Steve Ballmer took over as owner, Rivers assumed final say in all basketball matters and signed a new five-year deal.

In 2017, Rivers relinquished his duties as president of basketball operations.

The Clippers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets after blowing a 3-1 lead. The Clippers had clear title aspirations after acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Paul George last offseason.

Rivers released the following statement on Twitter:

"Thank you Clipper nation for allowing me to be your coach and for all your support in helping making this a winning franchise. When I took this job, my goals were to make this a winning basketball program, a free agent destination, and bring a championship to this organization. While I was able to accomplish most of my goals, I won't be able to see them all through. Thought it was a disappointing ending to our season, you are right there and I know what this team is capable of accomplishing with your support. Thank you to all the players, coaches, and staff for helping us get here. Most importantly, thank you to the fans. We went through a lot, and I am grateful for my time here."

The Los Angeles Clippers and Montrezl Harrell have mutual interest in negotiating a deal this offseason as he becomes an unrestricted free agent. But Harrell is expected to receive interest from multiple other teams.

Harrell struggled in the playoffs and also had a run-in with Paul George during Game 2. 

Harrell re-signed with the Clippers in 2018 on a two-year, $12 million deal. 

While the Los Angeles Clippers failed to reach the Western Conference Finals in the first season Kawhi Leonard and Paul George played together, their commitment to the project has not waned.

Players and coaches from the Clippers left the arena following their Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets dejected, but still optimistic about the 20-21 season.

Both Leonard and George can become free agents in 2021.

Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers averaged 5.23 million viewers on ESPN, making it the largest audience of the playoffs on cable and the second-largest across all networks.

It was the third-largest live sports audience on cable since the NFL Draft in April behind only Monday's two NFL games on ESPN.

Game 7 trailed only last year’s Warriors-Rockets Game 6 (7.33M) as ESPN’s most-watched early round playoff game in the past four years.