Tyronn Lue signed a five-year, $35 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason.

Lue tried to avoid the spotlight this summer after helping the Cavs win their first title.

"I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit," Lue said in a lengthy, phone interview with cleveland.com from Santa Barbara, Calif., where he and his assistants were hanging out this week for LeBron James' minicamp for the Cavs' players.

"That's why this summer, I was declining all the talk shows," Lue said. "I won coach of the year at the ESPYs, but I didn't go to ESPYs. That's not me. I don't want the attention. I love the game of basketball, I love coaching. The attention, being on TV, all that stuff, that's not what it's about for me."

Lue was initially unsure if he was the right coach for the job so he never signed a three-year, $9.5 million deal he verbally agreed upon with the Cavs when they promoted him to head coach.

"I wanted to make sure it was the "right fit."

"Was I right for this job?" Lue said, rhetorically. "I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that. Being with LeBron, who draws all kinds of attention, I knew I was going to see myself on TV. I hate that. I like to fly under radar. I wanted to make sure the fit was right."