The Philadelphia 76ers are now beginning to fill out the rest of their coaching staff after a disappointing 2019-20 campaign. The team fired Brett Brown after the season and they hired Doc Rivers to replace him. Now, they are adding the assistant coaches they need.
After some heavy interest in former Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger, they have now officially added him to Rivers’ staff. Joerger coached both the Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies for three seasons each and he had success in Memphis taking them to the playoffs all three seasons. In Sacramento, he coached Buddy Hield to the best numbers of his career and he did a great job developing De’Aaron Fox.
Former Kings and Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger has agreed to join Doc Rivers' staff as an assistant coach, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 15, 2020
The Hield situation was brought up as the Sixers would most likely want to entice him to try and force a trade to Philadelphia. It’s no secret that he is not happy with his role in Sacramento and it would be interesting to see if this hire does anything for that situation. [lawrence-related id=38360,38354,38351]