Rivers was a late entry into a process that had become increasingly focused on former Houston Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni. Rivers had been intrigued enough with the roster, marketplace and organization to fly from the West Coast to sit down with Philadelphia's hierarchy.
He succeeds Brett Brown, who had the job for seven seasons but was fired after the 76ers were swept by the Celtics in the first round. Philadelphia hasn't won an NBA championship since Embiid welcomed Rivers on Twitter , saying he was "excited for the future and what we're building here. Excited for the future and what we're building here PhillyForever. Rivers, 58, had two years left on his Clippers contract, sources said, so he remains owed a significant sum of money, although typically there are offset agreements on the payout put into place should a coach be hired in a new job.
In Rivers' seven seasons at the helm, the Clippers went , winning The Clippers went during this regular season, the fourth-best record in franchise history, but they squandered a series lead in the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets , surrendering leads of 16, 19 and 12 points as the franchise's Western Conference finals drought reached 50 years. Rivers was the coach in five of the Clippers' six best regular seasons, but he went in potential playoff series-clinching games, tied for the worst mark by a single coach with one team.
Rivers, who also coached the Orlando Magic in addition to the Clippers and Celtics, has career wins -- 11th most by a head coach all time. The New Orleans Pelicans have also expressed significant interest. However, Lue wants to to coach a contending team and intrigued with the Sixers. Marc Berman: Knicks get very lucky with way restart worked regarding being only team conducting coaching search. Ordinarily, Sixers would have been in market for coach within 10 days of Knicks regular season finale.
Sixers had appeal to Tom Thibodeau, per source. The search is expected to expand beyond those two candidates, but Lue fits the profile of an extremely limited pool of candidates with championship, playoff and high-profile star coaching experience.
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Sixers will run a coaching search and talk to multiple candidates, but the interest in Clippers assistant Ty Lue is expected to be mutual, sources said. The Sixers cornerstone talent and resources are intriguing to candidates, including Lue. Coaching , Uncategorized. Injuries , Uncategorized. Injuries , Maxi Kleber , Dallas Mavericks. Coaching , Dwane Casey , Top Rumors. After a rapid courtship and negotiation, Doc Rivers has reached agreement on a deal to become the next coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
More Rumors in this Storyline Sixers general manager Elton Brand reached out to Rivers and his agent, Lonnie Cooper, on Monday, gauging interest in the Sixers job and soon had Rivers had on a flight to Philadelphia where meetings with Brand, owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, on Wednesday had the sides moving quickly toward negotiating a multi-year deal. Sixers assistant coach Kevin Young also interviewed for the head coaching job, and he made a strong impression on the organization, sources said.
The Sixers also interviewed Clippers assistant Ty Lue this week, sources said, but Lue is emerging as a strong candidate to replace Rivers with the Clippers. The Clippers are planning to interview other candidates, starting soon, sources said. Adrian Wojnarowski: After a rapid courtship and negotiation, Doc Rivers has reached agreement on a deal to become the next coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN. David Aldridge: Source confirms the 76ers have agreed to hire Doc Rivers as their next head coach Adrian Wojnarowski first.
Keith Pompey: Doc Rivers has agreed to take the Sixers job, sources confirm. A league source said the Sixers and Rivers are working through details and the job is his to turn down.
The former Los Angeles Clippers coach interviewed on Wednesday. Another source said the expectation is the Sixers will announce Rivers as their next coach. They are 24 and 26 years old, respectively. You try to make that fit as long as you can. They want to be here, they want to be with our organization and I see them here for a long, long time. Brand has not made any changes to the front office while he settled on a coach.
Rivers went over seven seasons with the Clippers, taking them to the West second round three times. Rivers, who played 13 seasons in the NBA, hiring means the league remains at four Black coaches currently with jobs.
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