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{{short description|American basketball coach and player (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Doc Rivers
| image = Rivers 76ers.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Rivers coaching the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in 2022
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 210
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| team = Milwaukee Bucks
| position = Head coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|13}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| weight_footnote = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.nba.com/player/470/|title=Glenn Rivers|publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>
| high_school = [[Proviso East High School|Proviso East]] ([[Maywood, Illinois]])
| college = [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]] (1980–1983)
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 31
| draft_team = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 1996
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 25
| coach_start = 1999
| coach_end = 
| years1 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
| team1 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1991|full=y}}
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1994|start}}
| team3 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years4 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
| team4 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2003|start}}
| cteam1 = [[Orlando Magic]]
| cyears2 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| cteam2 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}}
| cteam3 = Los Angeles Clippers
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}
| cteam4 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| cyears5 = {{nbay|2023|end}}–present
| cteam5 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| highlights = '''As player:'''
* [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1988}})
* No. 31 [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by Marquette Golden Eagles]]
* [[FIBA Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player|FIBA World Cup MVP]] ([[1982 FIBA Basketball World Cup|1982]])
* [[Mr. Basketball USA]] (1980)
* [[USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year]] (1982)
* First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1980)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[1980 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1980]])
'''As coach:'''
* [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2008}})
* [[List of NBA Cup champions|NBA Cup champion]] ([[2024 NBA Cup championship game|2024]])
* [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] ({{nbay|1999|end}})
* 4× [[List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches|NBA All-Star Game head coach]] ({{nasg|2008}}, {{nasg|2011}}, {{nasg|2021}}, {{nasg|2024}})
* [[Top 15 Coaches in NBA History]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 9,377 (10.9 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat2value = 4,889 (5.7 apg)
| stat3label = [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]]
| stat3value = 1,563 (1.8 spg)
| medal_templates = {{MedalCountry|{{bk|USA}}}}
{{MedalSport|[[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982 Colombia]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}}
}}
'''Glenn Anton''' "'''Doc'''" '''Rivers''' (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional [[basketball]] coach and former player who is the head coach of the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an [[NBA All-Star]] and was named one of the [[15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History]].

Rivers played [[college basketball]] for the [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette Golden Eagles]] and was selected by the [[Atlanta Hawks]] in the second round of the [[1983 NBA draft]]. He played [[point guard]] for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[New York Knicks]], and [[San Antonio Spurs]]. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in [[1988 NBA All-Star Game|1988]].

After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers called games for the [[NBA on TNT]]. Rivers began his NBA coaching career in 1999. He was the head coach of the [[Orlando Magic]] from 1999 to 2003, the [[Boston Celtics]] from 2004 to 2013, the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] from 2013 to 2020, and the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] from 2020 to 2023. Rivers was named the 2000 [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] in his first season with the Magic and won an [[List of NBA champions|NBA championship]] with the Celtics in [[2008 NBA Finals|2008]]. He was also an analyst for [[NBA on ESPN|ESPN]].

==Playing career==
===High school and college career===
Rivers was a [[McDonald's All-American]] for [[Proviso East High School]] in the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/02/17/rivers-reflects-on-stress-son-is-under/|title=Rivers reflects on stress son is under: Austin was high school phenom like his father, but Celtics coach says pressure much greater now|access-date=February 18, 2012|date=February 18, 2012|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|last=Mitchell |first=Fred}}</ref> He was given his nickname while attending a [[Summer camp|summer basketball camp]] at [[Marquette University]] while wearing a "Dr. J" t-shirt of [[Philadelphia 76ers]] player [[Julius Erving]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers |title=Doc Rivers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620041615/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/ |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |website=Nba.com |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> Rivers has alternated on whether the nickname originated from [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Golden Eagles]] head coach [[Al McGuire]] or assistant [[Rick Majerus]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tom |last=Yantz |title=Doc Rivers Owes His Name to Al McGuire |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2006-01-01-0601010506-story.html|access-date=November 19, 2020|work=Hartford Courant|date=January 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Levick|title=Doc Rivers or Glenn Rivers? Sixers' new head coach answers Marc Zumoff's big question|date=October 6, 2020|work=NBC Sports|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/doc-rivers-sixers-head-coach-glenn-rivers-julius-erving|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Forsberg|title=Doc on Majerus: He 'gave me my name'|date=December 1, 2012|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4699618/doc-on-majerus-he-gave-me-my-name|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref>

Rivers later played college ball for Marquette. After his third season at Marquette, Rivers was drafted in the second round (31st overall)<ref name=coachfile/> of the [[1983 NBA draft]] by the [[Atlanta Hawks]]. He graduated from Marquette by completing course work while he was an active NBA player.

===Professional career===
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After three seasons at Marquette, Rivers entered the NBA draft and was a second-round choice of the Atlanta Hawks. Rivers played point guard for the Atlanta Hawks from 1983 to 1991,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/history/classic-rivers-bio |title=Classic Rivers Bio |website=Atlanta Hawks |access-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925235708/https://www.nba.com/hawks/history/classic-rivers-bio |url-status=dead }}</ref> assisting star [[Dominique Wilkins]] as the team found great regular season success.{{citation needed |date=September 2021}} Rivers' first NBA start was against [[Julius Erving]] (Dr. J), who referred to Rivers as "Doc" and "made [him] feel like a million bucks".<ref name=lowe16>{{cite web |last1=Lowe |first1=Zach |title=Q&A: Doc Rivers on the Clippers, being Glenn and more |url=https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/15559796/doc-rivers-talks-keeping-core-together-coaching-son-more |website=ESPN |access-date=September 29, 2020 |date=May 16, 2016}}</ref>

On March 4, 1986, Rivers recorded a career-high 21 assists in a game against the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5743400 |title=Impressive night for Rajon Rondo |last=Forsberg |first=Chris |work=ESPN |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> He averaged a [[double-double]] for the [[1986-87 NBA season|1986–87 season]] with 12.8 points and 10.0 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://westsuburbanjournal.com/doc-rivers-is-clippers-coach-only-no-longer-president-of-basketball-operations/ |title=Doc Rivers is Clippers' coach only; no longer president of basketball operations |work=West Suburban Journal |date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925233652/https://westsuburbanjournal.com/doc-rivers-is-clippers-coach-only-no-longer-president-of-basketball-operations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1988, Rivers played in the [[NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/how-michael-jordan-doc-rivers-brought-defense-1988-nba-all-star-game |title=How MJ brought defense, competition to 1988 All-Star game |work=NBC Sports |last=Johnson |first=K. C. |date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> He received the [[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/philadelphia-76ers-hire-doc-rivers-things-know-20201002.html |title=25 things to know about new Sixers head coach Doc Rivers |first=Ed |last=Barkowitz |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> After 8 seasons with the Hawks, Rivers remains their all-time leader in assists with 3,866.

Rivers later spent one year as a starter for the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (1991–1992), two years playing for the [[New York Knicks]] (1992–1994), and two years playing for the [[San Antonio Spurs]] (1994–1996). Rivers retired after the 1996 season. During his professional career, Rivers would go on to play 864 regular-season games in which he averaged 10.9 points, 5.7 assists, and 3 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Doc-Rivers |title=Doc Rivers |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=April 3, 2024 |edition=Online}}</ref>

===National team career===
Rivers played for the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States national team]] during the [[1982 FIBA World Championship]] in [[Colombia]]. He was named the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player|tournaments MVP]] after leading the United States to the gold medal game where they lost against the [[Soviet Union men's national basketball team|Soviet Union]], 94–95, after Rivers' eight-foot jumper at the buzzer rimmed out.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Best of 1982 World Cup: Soviet Union fend off USA in Final, Glen 'Doc' Rivers MVP, Sabonis the rookie |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/news/the-best-of-1982-world-cup-soviet-union-fend-off-usa-in-final-become-first-three-time-champs-glen-doc-rivers-mvp-sabonis-the-rookie |access-date=August 22, 2024 |work=fiba.basketball |publisher=[[FIBA]] |date=May 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. rally falls short as Soviets win, 95-94 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/172746446/?match=1&terms=%22Glenn%20Rivers%22 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |date=August 29, 1982 |page=3D |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

==Coaching career==

===Orlando Magic (1999–2003)===
Rivers began his coaching career with the [[Orlando Magic]] in 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-clippers-doc-rivers-20190201-story.html|title=Doc Rivers' coaching career started in an unexpected place, and got off to an icy start|date=February 2, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> where he coached for more than four [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] seasons.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/20031119/News/604167490|title=Rivers fired after Magic's 10th loss|agency=Associated Press|website=Gainesville Sun}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Rivers won the [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year award]] in [[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]] after his first year with the Magic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2020/4/26/21206841/orlando-magic-doc-rivers|title=20-year Orlandoversary: Magic's Doc Rivers named NBA Coach of the Year|first=Mike|last=Ferguson|date=April 26, 2020|website=Orlando Pinstriped Post}}</ref> Despite having been picked to finish last in that year's standings, Rivers led the Magic close to a playoff berth.

During the Magic's free agency spending spree in the summer of 2000, Rivers tried to assemble a "Big Three" team in the NBA. The Magic were courting free agent [[Tim Duncan]], who came close to signing with the Magic and teaming up with fellow stars [[Grant Hill]] and [[Tracy McGrady]]. However, Duncan re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs due to Rivers' strict policy of family members not being allowed to travel on the team's plane.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2018/2/15/17018756/grant-hill-confirms-the-tim-duncan-doc-rivers-airplane-policy-story | website = Orlando Pinstriped Post | title = Grant Hill confirms the Tim Duncan/Doc Rivers airplane policy story | first = Mike | last = Call | date = February 15, 2018 | url-status = live | access-date = March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217141858/https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2018/2/15/17018756/grant-hill-confirms-the-tim-duncan-doc-rivers-airplane-policy-story |archive-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref>

The Magic made the postseason in Rivers's next three years as head coach, but he was fired in 2003 after a 1–10 start to the season.<ref name="auto"/>

===Boston Celtics (2004–2013)===
[[File:Doc Rivers.jpg|thumb|left|Rivers in 2011]]

After spending a year working as a commentator for the ''[[NBA on ABC]]'' (calling the [[2004 NBA Finals|2004 Finals]] with [[Al Michaels]]), he was hired by the [[Boston Celtics]] as their head coach in 2004. During his first years with the Celtics, he was criticized by many in the media for his coaching style, most vociferously by [[Bill Simmons]], who in 2006 publicly called for Rivers to be fired in his columns.

As a result of the Celtics' 109–93 victory over the [[New York Knicks]] on January 21, 2008, Rivers, as the coach of the team with the best winning percentage in the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]], earned the honor to coach the East for the [[2008 NBA All-Star Game]] in [[New Orleans Hornets|New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/news/rivers_as_080121.html|title=Doc Rivers to Coach East in 2008 All-Star Game|work=NBA.com|date=January 21, 2008|access-date=March 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305044857/http://www.nba.com/news/rivers_as_080121.html|archive-date=March 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 17, 2008, Rivers won his first and sole [[NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] as a head coach after defeating the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in six games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/06/18/ring_it_up/?page=full|title=Ring it up!|date=June 18, 2008|first=Marc J.|last=Spears|newspaper=Boston Globe}}</ref> The Celtics needed an NBA record 26 postseason games to win it. Rivers played for the team that held the previous record for most games played in a single postseason when the New York Knicks played in 25 postseason games during 1994.

Rivers led the Celtics to the [[2010 NBA Finals]], where they once again faced the Los Angeles Lakers, this time losing the series in seven games. After deliberating between staying on the job or returning to Orlando in order to spend more time with his family, Rivers finally decided that he would honor the last year of his contract and return for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-riversceltics063010&print=1|title=Rivers returning to coach Celtics|date=June 30, 2010|first=Adrian|last=Wojnarowski|work=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref>

On May 13, 2011, after months of rumors that he would retire, ESPN reported that the Celtics and Rivers had agreed upon a 5-year contract extension worth $35 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6540602 |title=Doc Rivers agrees to 5-year extension with Boston Celtics |work=ESPN |last=Forsberg |first=Chris |date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/13/rivers-contract-celtics.ap/index.html |title=Rivers gets five-year extension as coach of Celtics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516122613/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/13/rivers-contract-celtics.ap/index.html |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |website=NBA.com |date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> On February 6, 2013, Rivers notched his 400th win with the Celtics in a 99–95 victory over the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20130206/BOSTOR/gameinfo.html "Celtics at Raptors"]. ''NBA.com''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208014826/http://www.nba.com/games/20130206/BOSTOR/gameinfo.html |date=February 8, 2013 }}</ref>

===Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2020)===
[[File:Doc Rivers 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Rivers in 2013]]
On June 25, 2013, the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] acquired Rivers from the Celtics for an unprotected 2015 NBA first-round draft pick. He also became the senior vice president of basketball operations on the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/rivers-headed-la |title= Rivers Headed to L.A. | website=NBA.com |last=Truong |first=Brian |date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> In his first season as their head coach, Rivers led the Clippers to a franchise-record 57 wins, garnering the 3rd seed in the Western conference. The [[2014 NBA playoffs]] first round playoff series against the [[Golden State Warriors]] was marred when [[TMZ]] released an audiotape containing racially insensitive remarks made by the then-Clippers owner [[Donald Sterling]]. Though there was a possibility of the Clippers boycotting the series, they instead played on, instead holding a silent protest by leaving their shooting jerseys at center court and obscuring the Clippers logo on their warm-up shirts. Rivers himself stated that he would not return to the Clippers if Sterling remained as owner the following season. NBA commissioner [[Adam Silver]] responded to the controversy by banning Sterling from the NBA for life and compelling him to sell the team. The team was sold to [[Microsoft]] CEO [[Steve Ballmer]] for $2 billion on August 12, 2014, and Rivers remained with the Clippers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/4/29/5664400/doc-rivers-coach-return-donald-sterling-racism-controversy |title=Doc Rivers won't return to Clippers under Donald Sterling, per report |website=SBNation |publisher=Vox Media |date=April 29, 2014}}</ref>

On June 16, 2014, the Clippers promoted Rivers to president of basketball operations in conjunction with his continuing head coaching duties. Although [[Dave Wohl]] was hired as general manager, Rivers had the final say in basketball matters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-restructure-basketball-operations-department |title=Clippers Restructure Basketball Operations Department |last=Fong |first=Marcus |website=NBA.com |date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> On August 27, 2014, he signed a new five-year contract with the Clippers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/pr-140827 |title=Doc Rivers Agrees to Contract Through 2019 Season |last=Fong |first=Marcus |work=NBA.com |date=August 27, 2014}}</ref>

On January 16, 2015, Rivers became the first NBA coach to coach his own son, [[Austin Rivers]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Markazi |first=Arash |title=Austin, Doc say deal made sense |website=ESPN |date=January 16, 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/12183053/doc-austin-rivers-say-situation-los-angeles-clippers-work |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> until June 26, 2018, when Austin Rivers was traded to the [[Washington Wizards]] for [[Marcin Gortat]].

On August 4, 2017, Rivers gave up his post as president of basketball operations. However, he continued to split responsibility for basketball matters with executive vice president of basketball operations [[Lawrence Frank]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Press Release: L.A. Clippers Announce Expansion of Leadership Team Through New Roles for Rivers, Frank |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/press-release-la-clippers-announce-expansion-leadership-team-through-new-roles-rivers-frank |publisher=Los Angeles Clippers |via=NBA.com |last=Ibarra |first=Joseph |access-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> On May 23, 2018, Rivers and the Clippers agreed to a contract extension.<ref>{{cite web |title=L.A. Clippers, Doc Rivers, Agree to Contract Extension |url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-doc-rivers-agree-contract-extension |website=NBA.com |access-date=May 23, 2018 |date=May 23, 2018}}</ref>

On May 31, 2019, Rivers made comments on [[Kawhi Leonard]] during an appearance on ESPN, stating that "He is the most like Jordan that we've seen", while Leonard was still under contract to the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Youngmisuk |first1=Ohm |title=Clippers fined $50K for Rivers' Kawhi comments |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26864879/clippers-fined-50k-rivers-kawhi-comments |website=ESPN |access-date=June 5, 2019 |date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> The Clippers were fined $50,000 due to Rivers' comments in violation of the league's anti-tampering rule.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA fines Clippers $50,000 for Rivers' comments |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/31/nba-fines-la-clippers-official-release |website=NBA.com |access-date=June 1, 2019 |date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> The Clippers signed Leonard to a three-year contract on July 10, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2845018-kawhi-leonard-reportedly-signs-3-year-103m-max-contract-with-clippers |title=Kawhi Leonard Signs 3-Year, $103M Max Contract with Clippers |first=Joseph |last=Zucker |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>

In the [[2019–20 Los Angeles Clippers season|2019–20 season]], Rivers earned his 900th win as a head coach after the Clippers won at home against the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] on November 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Beth |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/nba/2019/11/08/doc-rivers-900-wins-nba-head-coach |title=Doc Rivers earns 900th career win as Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland Trail Blazers |agency=Associated Press |work=Boston.com |date=November 8, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> In the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers jumped to a 3 games to 1 lead before losing the last three of the best-of-seven series to the [[Denver Nuggets]]. Rivers became the first coach in NBA history to have three teams fail to advance from a best-of-seven series after taking a 3 games to 1 lead.<ref name="Urbina">{{cite web|last=Urbina|first=Frank|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/doc-rivers-is-the-only-coach-ever-to-blow-three-3-1-series-leads/ar-BB195m8v|title=Doc Rivers is the only coach ever to blow three 3–1 series leads|publisher=MSN.com|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618003734/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/doc-rivers-is-the-only-coach-ever-to-blow-three-3-1-series-leads/ar-BB195m8v|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had previously been the only coach in NBA history whose teams had twice failed to advance from a best of seven series after taking a 3–1 lead.<ref name="Urbina"/>

On September 28, 2020, Rivers stepped down following the Clippers' defeat to the [[Denver Nuggets]] in the [[2020 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]. His record through seven seasons with the team was 356–208, but he was ultimately unable to lead the Clippers to their first conference finals appearance in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doc out as Clips coach after surprising playoff exit |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29995811/doc-rivers-la-clippers-head-coach-sources-say |website=ESPN |access-date=September 28, 2020 |date=September 28, 2020}}</ref>

===Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2023)===
On October 3, 2020, the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] announced that they had hired Rivers as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/team-names-doc-rivers-head-coach |title=Team Names Doc Rivers Head Coach |date=October 3, 2020 |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 3, 2020}}</ref> The 76ers won their first two games of the 2020–21 season, which earned Rivers his 945th career win, passing Hall of Famer [[Bill Fitch]] for 10th on the all-time coaching regular season wins list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doc Rivers climbs to 10th in career coaching wins |url=https://www.nba.com/news/doc-rivers-climbs-to-10th-on-all-time-coaching-regular-season-wins-list |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 18, 2021 |date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> The 76ers went on to secure the first seed in the Eastern Conference,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-secure-top-seed-in-eastern-conference-for-first-time-since-2001-but-know-the-real-work-starts-now/ |title=76ers secure top seed in Eastern Conference for first time since 2001, but know the real work starts now |work=CBS Sports |first=Michael |last=Kaskey-Blomain |date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> and defeated the [[Washington Wizards]] in five games in the first round of the playoffs,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2021/06/02/sixers-eliminate-wizards-without-joel-embiid-right-knee-injury/7517997002/ |title=Sixers finish off Wizards without injured Joel Embiid, leaving second-round status uncertain |work=USA Today |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> but lost in the semifinals to the [[Atlanta Hawks]] in seven games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-hawks-nba-playoffs-game-7-recap-joel-embiid-trae-young-20210620.html |title=Another major disappointment as Sixers fall to Hawks, 103-96, in Game 7 on their home court |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |last=Pompey |first=Keith |date=June 20, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> On May 14, 2023, the 76ers lost the conference semifinals series to the Celtics;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collier|first=Jamal|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37650320/jayson-tatum-drops-51-celtics-rout-sixers-game-7|title=Jayson Tatum's 51 vs. Sixers sends Celtics back to ECF|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> two days later, Rivers was fired, ending his three-year tenure as head coach of the 76ers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Philadelphia 76ers Part Ways with Head Coach Doc Rivers |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers-part-ways-with-head-coach-doc-rivers |website=NBA.com |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wojnarowski |first1=Adrian |title=76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after three seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37661620/sources-76ers-fire-coach-doc-rivers-three-seasons |website=ESPN |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=May 16, 2023}}</ref>

=== Milwaukee Bucks (2023–present) ===
Beginning in December 2023, Rivers began serving as an informal consultant to [[Milwaukee Bucks]] first-year coach [[Adrian Griffin]] at the team's request.<ref name=charania_01242024>{{cite news|first1=Shams|last1=Charania|first2=Eric|last2=Nehm|title=Bucks hiring Doc Rivers as coach: Sources|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5223446/2024/01/24/doc-rivers-hired-bucks-coach/|url-access=subscription|work=The Athletic|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> On January 26, 2024, after firing Griffin after 43 games,<ref name=charania_01242024/> the Bucks announced that Rivers was hired as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milwaukee Bucks Hire Doc Rivers as Head Coach|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-hire-doc-rivers-as-head-coach|website=NBA.com|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> Rivers' first game as the Bucks' head coach was a loss to the [[2023 NBA Finals|reigning champion]] [[Denver Nuggets]] on January 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doc Rivers asks the Milwaukee Bucks fandom to be more patient after loss in Denver|date=January 30, 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/nba/bucks/news/doc-rivers-asks-milwaukee-bucks-fandom-be-more-patient-after-loss-in-denver}}</ref>

On December 17, 2024, under the leadership of head coach Doc Rivers, the Milwaukee Bucks won the [[NBA Cup]] final against the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] with a score of 97–81. This victory marked the Bucks as the second champions of this mid-season tournament, which was held in [[Las Vegas]]. [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] delivered an impressive performance, recording a triple-double with 26 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists, earning him the title of Most Valuable Player for the event. [[Damian Lillard]] contributed significantly to the win with 23 points. The Bucks' triumph represented a turnaround in their season, as they had secured victories in 13 of their last 16 games during this period after a slow start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2024 |title=NBA Cup final: Giannis Antetokounmpo inspires Milwaukee Bucks to win over Oklahoma City Thunder |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/articles/cwyd1rqx88zo |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==
Following his retirement as a player, Rivers called games for the [[NBA on TNT]] before joining the Orlando Magic as head coach in 1999. With TNT Rivers was normally paired with [[Verne Lundquist]] and later with [[Kevin Harlan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/1996/07/11/rivers-may-be-dynamite-on-tnt/|title=Rivers May Be Dynamite on TNT|website=New York Daily News|date=July 11, 1996|access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>

After being fired by the Orlando Magic in 2003, Rivers joined [[NBA on ESPN|ESPN]]/[[NBA on ABC|ABC]]'s NBA coverage, calling regular season games and the [[2004 NBA Finals]]. Rivers worked on the top broadcast team with [[Brad Nessler]] on ESPN and [[Al Michaels]] on ABC. After the Finals, he left the broadcast booth to become the head coach of the Boston Celtics. In the summer of 2023, he was added to the lead broadcasting team for ESPN/ABC, joining [[Mike Breen]] and [[Doris Burke]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajan |first=Ronce |date=August 14, 2023 |title=ESPN's Reimagined NBA Game and Studio Coverage Plans for 2023-24 Season |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/08/espns-reimagined-nba-game-and-studio-coverage-plans-for-2023-24-season/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/espn-new-on-air-nba-announcers-doris-burke-1235519292/|title=ESPN Revamps No. 1 On-Air NBA Announcing Team & Sets Up History-Making Finals Run For Doris Burke|first=Tom|last=Tapp|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 14, 2023|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Reedy|first=Joe|date=August 14, 2023|url=https://apnews.com/article/nba-espn-abc-doris-burke-doc-rivers-5f60c90e7bce1573dabd1692131830a0|title=Doris Burke and Doc Rivers named to ESPN and ABC's top NBA crew|work=Associated Press News|access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref> During the [[2023 NBA In-Season Tournament#Semifinals|semifinals of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament]], Rivers worked with TNT commentators Kevin Harlan and [[Candace Parker]] during one game, as part of a collaboration between ESPN/ABC and TNT.<ref>{{cite press release|date=November 28, 2023|title=ESPN, TNT Collaborate on Game and Studio Coverage for Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals December 7|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/11/espn-tnt-collaborate-on-game-and-studio-coverage-for-inaugural-nba-in-season-tournament-semifinals-december-7/|work=ESPN Press Room|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|date=November 28, 2023|title=TNT Sports to Showcase Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Knockout Rounds with Three Nights of Coverage Next Week Across TNT, truTV & Max|url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports-showcase-inaugural-nba-season-tournament-knockout-rounds-three-nights|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, Rivers left ESPN mid-season to become Milwaukee's head coach.<ref name=charania_01242024/>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1983}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1983–84 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 81 || 47 || 23.9 || .462 || .167 || .785 || 2.7 || 3.9 || 1.6 || .4 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1984}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1984–85 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 69 || 58 || 30.8 || '''.476''' || .417 || .770 || 3.1 || 5.9 || '''2.4''' || '''.8''' || 14.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1985}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 53 || 50 || 29.6 || .474 || .000 || .608 || 3.1 || 8.4 || 2.3 || .2 || 11.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1986}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || 31.6 || .451 || .190 || .828 || 3.6 || '''10.0''' || 2.1 || .4 || 12.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1987}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 80 || 80 || 31.3 || .453 || .273 || .758 || '''4.6''' || 9.3 || 1.8 || .5 || 14.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1988}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 76 || 76 || 32.4 || .455 || .347 || '''.861''' || 3.8 || 6.9 || '''2.4''' || .5 || 13.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1989}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1989–90 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 48 || 44 || 31.8 || .454 || .364 || .812 || 4.2 || 5.5 || '''2.4''' || .5 || 12.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1990}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1990–91 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 79 || 79 || '''32.7''' || .435 || .336 || .844 || 3.2 || 4.3 || 1.9 || .6 || '''15.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 59 || 25 || 28.1 || .424 || .283 || .832 || 2.5 || 3.9 || 1.9 || .3 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 77 || 45 || 24.5 || .437 || .317 || .821 || 2.5 || 5.3 || 1.6 || .1 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 19 || 19 || 26.3 || .433 || .365 || .636 || 2.1 || 5.3 || 1.3 || .3 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 3 || 0 || 15.7 || .308 || '''.600''' || .727 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .0 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 60 || 0 || 15.7 || .360 || .344 || .732 || 1.7 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 78 || 0 || 15.8 || .372 || .343 || .750 || 1.8 || 1.6 || .9 || .3 || 4.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 864 || 605 || 27.3 || .444 || .328 || .784 || 3.0 || 5.7 || 1.8 || .4 || 10.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 1 || 0 || 16.0 || .500 || {{sort|-|—}} || .455 || 3.0 || 6.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 9.0
{{S-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1984 NBA playoffs|1984]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1983–84 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 26.0 || .500 || .000 || .878 || 2.0 || 3.2 || '''2.4''' || '''.8''' || 13.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986 NBA playoffs|1986]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 9 || 9 || 29.1 || .435 || '''.500''' || .738 || 4.7 || 8.7 || 2.0 || .0 || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987 NBA playoffs|1987]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 8 || 8 || 30.6 || .383 || {{sort|-|—}} || .500 || 3.4 || '''11.3''' || 1.1 || .4 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988 NBA playoffs|1988]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 12 || 12 || 34.1 || '''.511''' || .318 || '''.907''' || '''4.9''' || 9.6 || 2.1 || .2 || '''15.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1989 NBA playoffs|1989]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 5 || 5 || '''38.2''' || .386 || .316 || .708 || 4.8 || 6.8 || 1.4 || .4 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991 NBA playoffs|1991]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1990–91 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 5 || 5 || 34.6 || .469 || .091 || .895 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .4 || 15.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992 NBA playoffs|1992]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 5 || 4 || 37.4 || .446 || '''.500''' || .815 || 3.8 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .0 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993 NBA playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| '''15''' || '''15''' || 30.5 || .453 || .355 || .767 || 2.6 || 5.7 || 1.9 || .1 || 10.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995 NBA playoffs|1995]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''15''' || 0 || 21.2 || .389 || .370 || .839 || 1.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .6 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996 NBA playoffs|1996]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 2 || 0 || 10.0 || .333 || '''.500''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 81 || 58 || 29.5 || .446 || .338 || .767 || 3.3 || 5.9 || 1.5 || .3 || 11.4
{{s-end}}

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#E0CEF2; width:3em"|*
|Record
|-
|}
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| 82||41||41||{{Winning percentage|41|41}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in [[Atlantic Division (NBA)|Atlantic]]|||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| 82||43||39||{{Winning percentage|43|39}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||4||1||3||{{Winning percentage|1|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2001 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
| 82||44||38||{{Winning percentage|44|38}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic||4||1||3||{{Winning percentage|1|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2002 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
| 82||42||40||{{Winning percentage|42|40}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||7||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2003 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2003}}
| 11||1||10||{{Winning percentage|1|10}}|| style="text-align:center;"|(fired)|||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2004}}
| 82||45||37||{{Winning percentage|45|37}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||7||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2005 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}
| 82||33||49||{{Winning percentage|33|49}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic|||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}
| 82||24||58||{{Winning percentage|24|58}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|- style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2007}}
| 82||66||16||{{Winning percentage|66|16}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||style="background:#E0CEF2;"|26*||16||10||{{Winning percentage|16|10}}
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Won [[2008 NBA Finals|NBA championship]]'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2008–09 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2008}}
| 82||62||20||{{Winning percentage|62|20}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||14||7||7||{{Winning percentage|7|7}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2009 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009–10 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2009}}
| 82||50||32||{{Winning percentage|50|32}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||24||15||9||{{Winning percentage|15|9}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2010 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010–11 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2010}}
| 82||56||26||{{Winning percentage|56|26}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||9||5||4||{{Winning percentage|5|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2011 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2011}}
| 66||39||27||{{Winning percentage|39|27}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||20||11||9||{{Winning percentage|11|9}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in [[2012 NBA playoffs|conference finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012–13 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2012}}
| 81||41||40||{{Winning percentage|41|40}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic||6||2||4||{{Winning percentage|2|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in [[2013 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2013}}
| 82||57||25||{{Winning percentage|57|25}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific]]||13||6||7||{{Winning percentage|6|7}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2014 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2014}}
| 82||56||26||{{Winning percentage|56|26}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||14||7||7||{{Winning percentage|7|7}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2015 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2015}}
| 82||53||29||{{Winning percentage|53|29}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||6||2||4||{{Winning percentage|2|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2016 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2016}}
| 82||51||31||{{Winning percentage|51|31}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||7||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2017 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2017–18 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2017}}
| 82||42||40||{{Winning percentage|42|40}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2018}}
| 82||48||34||{{Winning percentage|48|34}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||6||2||4||{{Winning percentage|2|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2019 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}
| 72||49||23||{{Winning percentage|49|23}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||13||7||6||{{Winning percentage|7|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in [[2020 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2020}}
| 72||49||23||{{Winning percentage|49|23}}||style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||12||7||5||{{Winning percentage|7|5}}
| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in [[2021 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2021–22 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2021}}
| 82||51||31||{{Winning percentage|51|31}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||12||6||6||{{Winning percentage|6|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2022 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2022–23 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2022}}
| 82||54||28||{{Winning percentage|54|28}}||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||11||7||4||{{Winning percentage|7|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2023 NBA playoffs|conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2023–24 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2023}}
|36||17||19||{{Winning percentage|17|19}}||style="text-align:center;"|1st in [[Central Division (NBA)|Central]]||6||2||4||{{Winning percentage|2|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2024 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2024}}
|82||48||34||{{Winning percentage|48|34}}||style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Central||5||1||4||{{Winning percentage|1|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[2025 NBA playoffs|first round]]
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 1,978||1,162||816||{{Winning percentage|1162|816}}||&nbsp;||226||114||112||{{Winning percentage|114|112}}||&nbsp;
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==Personal life==
Rivers is the nephew of former NBA player [[Jim Brewer (basketball)|Jim Brewer]].<ref name=coachfile>[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/index.html?nav=page Doc Rivers Coaching Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307174222/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/index.html?nav=page |date=March 7, 2009}} at [[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]]</ref>

Rivers married wife Kristen in 1986, with whom he had four children, three sons and one daughter. Their oldest son, [[Jeremiah Rivers|Jeremiah]], played basketball at [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]] and [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana University]],<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3386049 Doc Rivers' son to transfer from Georgetown]. Sports.espn.go.com (May 7, 2008). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.</ref> and has played in the [[NBA D-League]] for the [[Maine Red Claws]]. His daughter Callie played [[Florida Gators women's volleyball|volleyball]] for the [[University of Florida]]<ref>[http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20071206/NEWS/71207001/1016 Rivers flows through it – News –] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209070623/http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20071206/NEWS/71207001/1016 |date=December 9, 2007}}. Gatorsports.com (December 6, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.</ref> and is married to NBA player [[Seth Curry]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dowd |first1=Katie |title=Seth Curry and Callie Rivers wed in Malibu ceremony|url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Seth-Curry-wife-Callie-Rivers-carter-wedding-14441144.php|website=SFGate |access-date=September 15, 2019 |date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lifshutz |first1=Hannah |title=Seth Curry and Doc Rivers' Daughter Are Officially Engaged |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/02/seth-curry-doc-rivers-daughter-engaged |website=Complex |access-date=February 17, 2019 |date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> Rivers's son [[Austin Rivers|Austin]] is an NBA player who last played for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-sign-rivers-090121|title=Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Austin Rivers|website=NBA.com|date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> His youngest son, Spencer, is a guard who played for [[Winter Park High School]] and for [[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-spencer-rivers-irvine-ncaa-20190319-story.html|title=All in the family: UC Irvine's Spencer Rivers gets a chance to make a big impact|date=March 20, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Rivers and Kristen divorced in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://heavy.com/sports/philadelphia-76ers/doc-rivers-family/ |title=Doc Rivers' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |work=Heavy.com |last=Warnock |first=Caroline |date=July 21, 2023 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

Rivers became good friends with [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] pitcher [[John Smoltz]] of the [[Atlanta Braves]] during Rivers's tenure with the Atlanta Hawks. In 2009, Rivers was credited with helping lure Smoltz into signing with the [[Boston Red Sox]] while Rivers was the head coach of the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doc Rivers Helped Land Smoltz |url=https://thesportsdaily.com/news/doc-rivers-helped-land-smoltz/ |website=thesportsdaily.com |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=January 14, 2009}}</ref>

Rivers is featured in a Netflix documentary series, "The Playbook". In the first episode, Rivers details his experiences with family, the Celtics championship run and the Donald Sterling situation.

Rivers is a cousin of former NBA guard [[Byron Irvin]] and former MLB outfielder [[Ken Singleton]].<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/coach/doc-rivers.shtml – Doc Rivers]. Insidehoops.com. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.</ref>

Rivers has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacMullan |first1=Jackie |title=To medicate or not? The thorny mental health issue in the NBA |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24383926/jackie-macmullan-ocd-adhd-medication-marijuana-nba-mental-health |website=ESPN.com |access-date=June 7, 2019 |date=August 22, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Biography|Basketball}}
*[[List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Doc Rivers}}
{{basketballstats |nba=470 |bbr=r/riverdo01}}
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/riverdo01c.html Coaching stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629042146/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/riverdo01c.html |date=June 29, 2011}} at Basketball-Reference.com
* [http://archive.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/ Coach bio] at NBA.com

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