BOSTON — Celtics coach Doc Rivers will return for another season, staying with the team he led to the NBA Finals twice in three years for the chance at another title.
“Doc is a fantastic coach and leader and I am thrilled he is coming back for the upcoming season,” Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca said Wednesday.
“Doc is re-energized and enthusiastic about coming back to make another run at winning a championship with the Celtics,” general manager Danny Ainge said.
Rivers has a career coaching record of 451-380, with a 46-40 playoff mark. With the Celtics, he is 280-212 with a 41-30 postseason record.
Footnotes.
The Cavaliers are in “serious talks” with Byron Scott to be their coach, a person familiar with the team’s search told The Associated Press.
• The Warriors extended qualifying offers to Anthony Morrow and C.J. Watson, making both guards restricted free agents.
• Former all-star Antoine Walker pleaded not guilty to criminal bad-check charges alleging he failed to repay almost $1 million in gambling debts and penalties to three Las Vegas casinos.
The Associated Press
