Tyronn Lue laid out his blueprint for coaching LeBron James to the Lakers’ top brass.



And then, they couldn’t afford him? A coach? Really? Makes you wonder why they signed LeBron in the first place.



As you know by now, negotiations on a contract for Lue to coach LeBron and the Lakers broke down Wednesday after the club refused to come up from its three-year, $18 million offer. Lue was making $35 million over five years with the Cavs.



Lue thought he should be paid like he was paid in Cleveland, where he had LeBron and he took teams to the NBA Finals in three consecutive years, with a 2016 title mixed in. Here’s how Lue tied his Cavs experience to how he would have managed the Lakers.



Knowing what you know about Kyrie Irving’s career path, how he was a hotshot rookie and young gun in Cleveland and is now the man with the Boston Celtics, in which of his eight NBA seasons did he average the most shots?



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