During his 13 seasons as an NBA guard, Doc Rivers remembers being told by coaches such as Pat Riley and Mike Fratello that he was bound to join them on the sideline someday. He, in turn, told them he would be a broadcaster.
Rivers worked as an analyst after his playing days ended and called games alongside Al Michaels on ABC after being fired by Orlando early in the 2003-04 season. Yet he has started every season since 1999 as a coach.
“I actually loved doing TV and I had a ball,” the Clippers' coach said.