The chance of Doc Rivers getting fired by the Milwaukee Bucks, a popular suggestion shortly after their elimination, won’t be happening soon as general manager Jon Horst just vouched for him during the introduction of new acquisition Myles Turner to the press on Friday.
He did not just vouch for him. He also sees the one-time champion coach in high regard, giving him the title of the best coach in the world while suggesting that they did correct moves this offseason.
“This off-season, the balance in the east, all that stuff it doesn’t matter..
“We’ve got the best player in the world, the best coach in the world, we have a system that I think maximizes giannis’ [Antetokounmpo] talent and now we have the best counterpart next to him to maximize his talent even more.”
“And that’s the whole reason why we’ve done what we’ve done, and what we’re going to continue to do each and every time we get the chance.”
Rivers came to the team mid-season in 2023 and hasn’t achieved anything significant so far. The Bucks exited the first round of the playoffs in the last two seasons, both in the hands of Indiana Pacers.
Doc Rivers agree with Jon Horst about latest activities
Antetokounmpo is at the center of everything that the Bucks did so far in the offseason and just like Horst, Rivers agree that they found the correct players to complement him.
The team let go Brook Lopez and Damian Lillard to make way for Turner who just like the former is a capable center with outside shooting. Rivers sees Turner as a great player next to their superstar.
“If you could sit down before free agency started and draw the perfect fit next to Giannis, it was a picture of him,” Rivers said during the press-con.
“I don’t think people get how hard it is to win enough. Just, people don’t get it. Myles and I started talking about it … and I said, ‘Yeah, winning is hard, man. And it takes everything out of you, and everything has to go right. Health and playing together and the team meshing and the right shot. It just takes so much.’”
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