Ty Lue reveals he was offered $2.2 million to become the Cavaliers' assistant coach
"I was making about $375,000 with the Clippers, and they offered me $1 million a year to be the associate head coach. I still said no. I was gonna stay with Doc. I was gonna be loyal to Doc"
"They came back and said they'd give me $1.2 million, $1.4 million, whatever. I still told them no. I ain't doing it. I'mma stay with Doc. Then I called Jerry West, who's my mentor. He told me, 'If you don't take this job, they'll never give you another job ever again. They think you can't leave Doc's umbrella'"
"So my agent called back and asked, 'What do you want?' I said, 'Just tell them $2.2 million. He called me back and said, 'They said yes"