The Philadelphia 76ers made their first move of the offseason when they parted ways with Doc Rivers after three seasons on the job. Rivers won a lot of games and changed many things about the Sixers, but, ultimately, the overall success was not enough to overcome the playoff failures.
Rivers produced a 154-82 record across his three seasons. He guided the Sixers to the No. 1 seed in the 2020-21 season, their first No. 1 seed since 2001. He pushed the team through the Ben Simmons saga, helped integrate James Harden into the game plan, and pushed Joel Embiid to win the MVP award.
However, the playoff failures were the biggest issue and that is why the Sixers are parting ways.
Rivers took to Instagram to issue his goodbye to Philadelphia. It was a heartfelt one as he thanked the organization, the city and the passionate fan base while lamenting the failures in the postseason.
Doc Rivers’ farewell message pic.twitter.com/HiPWbsZn4O
— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) May 16, 2023
The Sixers will move forward with a coaching search, and they have to get the replacement right for any championship quest led by Embiid.
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