The Philadelphia 76ers made their first move of the offseason when they moved on from Doc Rivers after three seasons. Rivers won a bunch of games, 154 wins against 82 losses, in Philadelphia, but the mandate was to get to the Eastern Conference finals, and he wasn’t able to get there.
The Sixers fell in the conference semifinals in three consecutive seasons under Rivers, and they have fallen in the second round in five of the previous six seasons. They have had terrific talent, but not the greatest luck.
Former Boston Celtics champions Kevin Garnett and Tony Allen, who played for Rivers in Boston, gave their thoughts on the firing on the podcast “KG Certified”: