Sources – Jeff Van Gundy agrees to be Clippers’ lead assistant

Jeff Van Gundy has agreed on a deal to grow to be the lead assistant on Ty Lue’s LA Clippers teaching employees, sources instructed ESPN.

Van Gundy is taken into account one of many best minds in basketball and had been pursued for years to return to teaching on a full-time foundation. His relationship with Lue and the franchise’s fondness for Van Gundy performed main components within the Clippers’ capacity to land him, sources mentioned.

Van Gundy, 62, spent the earlier 16 years as a tv analyst for ESPN earlier than accepting a job with Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens final summer season.

Van Gundy and Lue constructed a robust relationship as members of the USA Basketball employees, and Lue determined to pursue Van Gundy for his employees. Van Gundy coached Lue for a season with the Houston Rockets in 2004.

Van Gundy had been out of the NBA after eleven-plus seasons as head coach of the New York Knicks and Rockets. Van Gundy was 248-172 (.590) with a 37-32 playoff document that included a visit to the 1999 NBA Finals with New York. His general document was 430-318 (.575) with a 44-44 postseason document between these franchises.

Throughout his time on tv, Van Gundy turned down head-coaching alternatives within the NBA and faculty basketball however stayed lively in teaching and scouting with a number of completely different roles in USA Basketball.