Doc Rivers reportedly played a significant part in recruiting Gary Trent Jr. to the Milwaukee Bucks last summer.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers delivered a similar message after the game but was a bit more blunt. “The last three were against three bad teams. To me, that’s inexcusable. For all of us,” Rivers said.

Like the Bucks, Doc Rivers' teams have fallen short of playoff expectations in the past But to Portis’ point, when you are the Milwaukee Bucks and Doc Rivers, the standard isn’t just getting ...

MILWAUKEE — As the Cleveland Cavaliers closed out their 112-100 win on Friday night in Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Bucks made the hiring of Doc Rivers as the franchise’s 18th head coach official.

If Rivers does insert Portis in the first five, Portis would likely replace Kuzma, not Lopez. By replacing Kuzma with Portis, the Bucks would have a stronger defensive frontcourt with lots of length.

Doc Rivers could be the Milwaukee Bucks' next coach. Here's what to know about him. Story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel JR Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tue, Jan 23, 2024 · ...

Doc Rivers says he didn’t plan to return to coaching, but he couldn’t pass up a chance to potentially lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA title. Rivers never got beyond the second round of the ...

That didn’t take long. Doc Rivers is being hired as the Bucks’ head coach less than 24 hours after Milwaukee fired rookie head coach Adrian Griffin on Tuesday, ESPN confirmed Wednesday.

The Milwaukee Bucks have lost Giannis Antetokounmpo to a calf injury, but their performances under Doc Rivers were wanting. Here’s how Rivers has changed the Bucks for better and for worse.

Doc Rivers left the comfort of the ESPN booth and the golf links to rescue the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship hopes —and his own reputation for coming up short.

Where has Doc Rivers coached previously? Rivers is ninth on the NBA's all-time coaching wins list with 1,096 victories, and he's two shy of Larry Brown for eighth place. Overall, he owns a record ...

He took second in the Coach of the Year voting in 2007-08 with Boston and 2018-19 with the Clippers. Doc Rivers has a 111-104 playoff record, with one NBA title and two NBA Finals.