Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has climbed to sixth place on the NBA’s all time common season teaching wins listing, marking one other main milestone in his lengthy profession.
The achievement locations Rivers forward of a number of legendary names, together with his complete now sitting at 1,176 common season wins. Solely 5 coaches in NBA historical past have recorded extra victories.
Rivers now trails solely Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, and Pat Riley on the all-time listing. He moved previous George Karl, who sits simply behind him.
Since starting his head teaching profession in 1999, Doc Rivers has led the Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and now the Milwaukee Bucks.
Rivers is finest identified for guiding the Boston Celtics to the 2008 NBA championship. Reaching the highest six places him firmly among the many most profitable coaches the league has seen.
Because the season continues, Rivers may have the possibility to climb even greater, including to a training résumé that already spans greater than 20 years.
