Doc Rivers has reached an agreement to become head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Rivers, 62, coached the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship in 2007-08 and most recently spent three seasons as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers (2020-23).
Rivers has a record of 1,097-763 (.590) with the Orlando Magic (1999-2003), Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20) and Sixers.
He was the NBA Coach of the Year in 1999-2000 and ranks ninth on the all-time list for coaching wins. Rivers was an All-Star point guard who played 864 games in the league from 1983-96.
The Bucks dismissed first-year coach Adrian Griffin on Tuesday despite having the second-best record (30-13) in the Eastern Conference.
Per ESPN sources, Milwaukee fired the 49-year-old Griffin “largely because the organization came to believe they could find an upgrade on the young coach that gave them a better chance to compete for a championship.”
Joe Prunty was named the interim coach and presumably will lead the Bucks against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
–Field Level Media
