In an exclusive interview during NBA All-Star weekend, Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach, Doc Rivers, made an unexpected revelation about his career.
Rivers announced that two unidentified NBA teams approached him earlier this season before he ultimately accepted the offering from the Bucks.
Doc Rivers reveals that two mystery teams were showing interest in him
“I had two other teams call during the season.”
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This reveal came to light while Rachel Nichols from FS1 and Showtime played a clip from her interview with Rivers during the talk show, “Bully Ball.”
Keeping the suspense intact, Rivers declined to swivel the spotlight towards the identity of the two teams.
Doc Rivers told me that two other teams tried to hire him for this season, before the Bucks even came along. On the latest Bully Ball, @BoogieCousins and @DarthAmin try to guess who it was… pic.twitter.com/pBrQ3kZOX9
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) February 22, 2024
Despite his refusal to identify the teams that initiated the contact, Rivers gave a glimpse of his career plans prior to accepting the Bucks offer.
Renowned former Philadelphia 76ers coach, Rivers explained how he was determined to take a break from coaching throughout the 2023-24 season.
Upon failing to propel the 76ers past the second round of playoffs in consecutive seasons, Rivers and the Philadelphia franchise had deemed it best to part ways.
Despite his preparation to stay out of action, an unexpected call from the Milwaukee Bucks to replace their head coach Adrian Griffin was one Rivers couldn’t say no to.
Griffin faced a startling dismissal despite the Bucks securing 30 wins in the first 43 games under his counsel.
Rivers confessed that the time given to make his decision was minimal. Notwithstanding, Doc seized the exciting opportunity to become Milwaukee’s new head coach, the third most successful NBA franchise in 2021.
However, since his engagement with the Bucks, the team has seen a concerning slump in their performance, only winning three out of ten games under Rivers’ leadership.
Despite the challenging start in Milwaukee, Doc Rivers’ impressive coaching resume, which includes a championship with the Boston Celtics and being eighth on NBA’s all-time regular season coaching wins list, assures the fans that he might just be the right person to steer the team towards another championship.
