Doc Rivers Reportedly Agrees with 76ers on Contract as Team's Next Head Coach. What Are Your Thoughts
After a season of failure to live up to expectations, the Philadelphia 76ers reportedly found their next head coach, hiring former Orlando Magic , Boston Celtics and Los Angeles ...
 
 

After a season of failure to live up to expectations, the Philadelphia 76ers found their next head coach, hiring former Orlando MagicBoston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers following a "rapid courtship and negotiation," per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the two sides agreed on a five-year deal.

According to Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice, Rivers will not have any front-office responsibilities as part of this deal and will instead just be the head coach.

This comes after the 76ers fired Brett Brown following their first-round sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Wojnarowski noted that the sacking was "expected to be a precursor for more upheaval for the 76ers, whose senior leadership—including general manager Elton Brand—will begin exploring changes in the front-office structure."

 

It wasn't long until Philadelphia was connected to a number of marquee names as well, as Charania reported Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Ty Lue, Villanova head coach Jay Wright and 76ers assistant coach Ime Udoka were "among [the] early candidates."

Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported "Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown could be in the mix" as well. Wojnarowski noted Mike D'Antoni was also a candidate after he told the Houston Rockets he would not return.

Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated reported Philadelphia reached out to Rivers as well after he parted ways with the Clippers.

Rivers emerged from that list and now faces the task of turning around the franchise following back-to-back playoff disappointments.

Philadelphia was on the shortlist of realistic NBA Finals contenders in the Eastern Conference heading into the 2018-19 campaign with Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris and JJ Redick, only to lose to the eventual champion Toronto Raptors in the second round.

While the 76ers lost Butler and Redick in the ensuing offseason, they added Al Horford and re-signed Harris.

Rather than compete for a championship, though, they struggled with consistency and went 43-30 on the way to the No. 6 seed in the East. Without Simmons healthy, Philadelphia was swept by the Celtics in the first round.

Lue was not a surprising candidate in the wake of that playoff exit, as he has a championship pedigree from his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He led LeBron James and Co. to a title during the 2015-16 campaign and then helped them reach the NBA Finals the next two seasons.

 
 
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