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Cleveland Cavaliers rumors: 4 impacts of firing Ty Lue

By Nick Dudukovich

Cleveland Cavaliers Ty Lue (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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3. Altman has Gilbert’s ear

It was Cleveland Cavaliers GM Koby Altman who fired coach Ty Loue, meaning it’s Altman who has the ear of owner Dan Gilbert.

Lue, it has been written, didn’t like or respect the Cavs’ 30-something general manager.

It really is worth noting how Altman’s rose through organization.

Remember, David Griffin was the GM who constructed the championship team. Dan Gilbert, who was never one to pay a general manager, let him leave when his contract was up, turning the basketball operations over to Altman, who was assistant GM at the time.

It was after the first two games of the season that Altman instructed Lue to play the squad’s younger players. This wasn’t just coming from Altman, but all the way to top, from owner Dan Gilbert as well, according to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.

Lue was more in-step with former GM David Griffin and the coach apparently wasn’t thrilled with the organization’s decision to trade Kyrie Irving in a pact where the crown jewel for a lottery draft pick, according to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.

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