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Rivers moves from Celtics to Clippers as head coach
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June 27, 2013, Thursday
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THE Los Angeles Clippers were to formally introduce Doc Rivers as their head coach yesterday after the Boston Celtics agreed to release him from his contract in exchange for a future draft pick, the two teams said on Tuesday.
Rivers joins the Clippers after nine National Basketball Association seasons in Boston where he amassed a record of 416-305 in the regular season and 59-47 in the postseason, including an NBA championship in 2008.
The 51-year-old, one of only four active coaches in the league to win an NBA title, takes over a Clippers team that finished fourth in the Western Conference last season but lost in the opening round of the playoffs.
Rivers replaces Vinny Del Negro, who was not given a new deal following the team's early playoff exit, and will also serve as the team's senior vice president of basketball operations.
The Clippers sent a first round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft to the Celtics as compensation for releasing Rivers from his contract, which had three years and US$21 million remaining. A replacement for Rivers was not named.
Prior to joining the Celtics, Rivers spent just over four seasons as head coach of the Orlando Magic, earning NBA Coach of the Year honors in his first season when he led a team that was expected to finish last to a playoff berth in 2000.
Tuesday's announcement ended weeks of back-and-forth over a potential deal and allows Rivers to leave a franchise which has been gradually dismantled in recent seasons, and now needs to be rebuilt by his successor.
Under Rivers, the Celtics enjoyed a long run of success after they assembled a 'Big Three' when they acquired center Kevin Garnett and guard Ray Allen to join forward Paul Pierce.
However, Allen left Boston to join the NBA champions Miami Heat last season and the Celtics squad showed signs of age with a rebuilding period looming in the immediate future.
The Celtics finished third in the Atlantic Division last season with a 41-40 mark after winning the crown five years in a row and lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
Rivers joins the Clippers after nine National Basketball Association seasons in Boston where he amassed a record of 416-305 in the regular season and 59-47 in the postseason, including an NBA championship in 2008.
The 51-year-old, one of only four active coaches in the league to win an NBA title, takes over a Clippers team that finished fourth in the Western Conference last season but lost in the opening round of the playoffs.
Rivers replaces Vinny Del Negro, who was not given a new deal following the team's early playoff exit, and will also serve as the team's senior vice president of basketball operations.
The Clippers sent a first round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft to the Celtics as compensation for releasing Rivers from his contract, which had three years and US$21 million remaining. A replacement for Rivers was not named.
Prior to joining the Celtics, Rivers spent just over four seasons as head coach of the Orlando Magic, earning NBA Coach of the Year honors in his first season when he led a team that was expected to finish last to a playoff berth in 2000.
Tuesday's announcement ended weeks of back-and-forth over a potential deal and allows Rivers to leave a franchise which has been gradually dismantled in recent seasons, and now needs to be rebuilt by his successor.
Under Rivers, the Celtics enjoyed a long run of success after they assembled a 'Big Three' when they acquired center Kevin Garnett and guard Ray Allen to join forward Paul Pierce.
However, Allen left Boston to join the NBA champions Miami Heat last season and the Celtics squad showed signs of age with a rebuilding period looming in the immediate future.
The Celtics finished third in the Atlantic Division last season with a 41-40 mark after winning the crown five years in a row and lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
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