Education
Lue attended in Raytown, Missouri. He later went to University of Nebraska. He played basketball and studied sociology.
He finished his Nebraska career ranked third all-time in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145) and attempted (407), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in scoring (1,577).
Declaring for the draft after his junior season, he led the Cornhuskers in assists in each of his three seasons and finished his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points (7).
Career
After his playing career ended in 2009, Lue became Director of Basketball Development for the Boston Celtics. In 2014, he was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as associate head coach and was promoted to head coach on January 22, 2016, after the firing of David Blatt. Lue opted for early entry into the 1998 Draft.
He was selected 23rd overall by the Denver Nuggets but was traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers with Tony Battie in exchange for Nick Van Exel.
His first three years with the Lakers were disappointing. His playing time was limited and he suffered from injuries in 2000.
However, Lue excelled in the 2001 playoffs. Due to his quickness, he was specifically used to guard Allen Iverson during Game 1 of the Finals.
The Lakers would lose Game 1, but would sweep the next four games and go on to get a 4–1 series victory over Iverson"s 76ers, giving them the second of three consecutive titles.
In the off-season of 2001, Lue signed with the Washington Wizards, where he got considerably more playing time and subsequently became a better point guard. He played with the Orlando Magic in 2003-2004 where he got to play a lot of minutes alongside Tracy McGrady, however the team had the worst record in the that season: 21–61. After the season Lue, along with Juwan Howard and McGrady were traded to the Houston Rockets for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato.
In Houston, Lue did not get much playing time because of the number of point guards the Rockets had on their roster.
He was traded mid-season to the Atlanta Hawks for Jon Barry. Lue starred in Atlanta, although again his team had the worst record in the and their worst record in franchise history: 13–69.
On February 16, 2008, Lue was acquired by the Sacramento Kings in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. He was waived by the Kings on February 28, 2008.
After clearing waivers, Lue signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on March 4.
On July 17, 2008, Lue was signed by the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire. Coaching career On October 23, 2009, Boston named Lue director of basketball development. In July 2013, he joined the Los Angeles Clippers" coaching staff
On June 23, 2014, Lue joined the Cleveland Cavaliers as their new associate head coach, making him the highest paid assistant coach in the in the process.
Lue had been a top candidate for the Cavs" head coaching job, which eventually went to David Blatt. On January 22, 2016, Lue was named head coach of the Cavaliers immediately following the mid-season firing of Blatt.
The contract was for three years.
