Rivers deserves coach of the year accolade
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Mar 24, 2019
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Before making the case for Doc Rivers as NBA coach of the year, let's take a trip back in time, to the summer of 1999, and a little place we like to call Orlando.
After another disappointing finish to the season, the Magic front office decides to trade its only star - Penny Hardaway - with the goal of securing draft picks and hopefully signing a pair of top free agents the following summer.
Once a star-studded franchise with great promise, the Magic began their rebuilding season with multiple starters who had not been drafted, led by an ex-player who had never coached before. Basically, the textbook definition
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