After it was announced that Doc Rivers would not return next season as head coach of the BucksMilwaukee is faced with big questions beyond the status of star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
It has been speculated that Rivers could move into a front office position with the team, but it appears that the idea of taking a step away from the NBA for a while could be attractive to the 64-year-old Hall of Famer, according to Eric Nehm and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
“I can tell you we’re all on the same page,” Rivers said about the plan for him moving forward. “We’ve talked about it, and we want it out pretty quick. I just want them to do it, it’s better. But I think you guys pretty much know.”
Rivers is disappointed with how his tenure in Milwaukee played out, but he says he enjoyed the challenges presented by the team in its various forms over his time there.
We have more from around the Central Division:
Matas Buzelis missed the Bulls‘ season finale with an ankle injury, but he feels there’s plenty for him to reflect on this season, Joe Cowley writes for the Chicago Sun-Times. “I know this summer I am going to work my butt off,” Buzelis said. “The whole summer, it’s going to be a hard summer for me. Getting my body stronger and sharpening pretty much everything. But mainly the body part, the shot, the handle, just everything. The main thing will be (adding) the strength.”
Head coach Billy Donovan wants to sit down with the Bulls to discuss what he considers to be a pivot point in the franchise’s trajectory, Christian Clark writes for The Athletic. “(Team president Michael Reinsdorf) said he wants to build something that’s sustainable,” Donovan said. “I agree with that. It needs to be something that’s going to be long-term.” Donovan has his young star forward’s support. “I want him to stay,” Buzelis said in Cowley’s article. “I’m riding with him forever.”
Second-year Pacers forward Johnny Furphy is now nearly seven weeks removed from ACL surgery and has hit some big milestones recently, according to Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files (Twitter link). “Just got off crutches. That was a big milestone for me,” he said. “I’m moving around a lot more now without crutches. So it’s been a big week for me.”
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