00The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly talking only shorter-term deals with their coaching candidates after a fallout with frontrunner Tyronn Lue caused talks to dissolve on Wednesday, according to Shams Charania of Stadium.

The terms are believed to match LeBron James' remaining contract, which would be the next three years.

The Lakers had offered Lue a three-year, $18 million deal to become their new head coach, while Lue reportedly was looking for a five-year deal instead.

To add to the disconnect between both parties, the Lakers also wanted to assemble Lue's bench by giving another interviewee in Jason Kidd the chance to be in his staff.

Lue wouldn't budge on that request, as he was memorably a member of David Blatt's coaching staff when he took over after his firing during the 2015-16 season, ultimately going on to win a championship alongside LeBron James.

Putting Kidd in that coaching staff would force Lue to look over his shoulder at all times, as it could be Kidd who wound up with his job if the Lakers underperformed before next year's trade deadline.

“For Ty Lue, the big concern was the contractual situation,” said Charania. “They were not able to find an agreement on a deal. And the Lakers involvement with this coaching staff and wanting to have input in his staff — one of the main names they had floated for his staff was Jason Kidd, who they believe did a great job developing players in Brooklyn and Milwaukee.”

Lue, who was acquired on draft night by the Lakers in a trade to the Denver Nuggets to begin his NBA playing career, told owner Jeanie Buss that he bleeds purple and gold, calling this his dream job — but one he ultimately had to turn down.

Coaches like Kidd, Lionel Hollins and Mike Woodson are some of the recent candidates surfacing to claim the Lakers job. However, the Lakers' insistence in a three-year deal can put off a few coaches, given that Monty Williams set the market high with a five-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.