The early stages of Doc Rivers’s tenure as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t gone as planned, but he apparently nailed the assessment of James Harden’s fit with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Los Angeles reached out to Rivers before its blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he was all for it.
“I was the one, obviously, they consulted,” Doc Rivers told Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “They made calls and I was one of the guys who said it would be a great deal for them because I thought he fit them better than he would fit the Sixers team. I think he’s a perfect fit there.
