On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers moved on from coach Doc Rivers after three seasons on the job. The future Hall of Fame coach had a ton of success during his time in Philadelphia, but the Sixers were unable to get past the second round which was the mandate.
The Sixers fell in Round 2 for three straight seasons. The latest playoff shortcoming came after the team took a 3-2 lead and had Game 6 at home. The offense went cold in the fourth quarter as the Boston Celtics rallied and then the Cs took care of business at home in Game 7.
As Rivers now looks to move on to the next chapter of his life, The Athletic reports that while NBA executives are skeptical of whether he will coach again, they do believe he’s a potential sleeper to be the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks:
In the hours after Rivers’ firing was announced I spoke with three NBA front-office executives — two in the Western Conference and one in the Eastern Conference — who expressed somewhere between skepticism and outright doubt that Rivers would get another job for the upcoming season. But then one pointed to the unpredictability of the situation in Phoenix, where new owner Mat Ishbia has traded for Kevin Durant and fired Williams, and another mentioned Rivers as a potential sleeper candidate in Milwaukee, and around we go again.
Rivers is one successful coach. Most will point to his shortcomings in Round 2 of the playoffs, but he has had a ton of success in his career and there is no doubt that one of these teams will give him a call to gauge his interest.
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