NBA Hall of Fame coach Doc Rivers has stepped down as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks after completing his third season at the helm, according to ESPN.
He reportedly decided following the team’s 106-126 defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Bucks ended the regular season with 32 wins and 50 losses and missed out on the playoffs. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a significant portion of the campaign due to injury.
Milwaukee had reached the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons before this year. During Rivers’ tenure, the team suffered two first-round playoff exits.
Discussions are ongoing about a possible advisory role, with reports indicating the Bucks may continue to pay him an eight-figure salary for the 2026 2027 season.
“[The season] didn’t go the way I wanted it to go, obviously. I always say I could do a better job. We could have had better health. We could have had all kinds of things. I’m not a big guy at looking back.”
“All you can do is look forward. We did a lot of things to improve a lot of the young guys. Unfortunately, that was the road that kind of presented itself for us, and we did that” Rivers said after Milwaukee’s season ending loss to the Sixers.
