What Was Doc Rivers Saying To Dantoni. Veteran basketball writer marc stein said this week in a post to his substack that there is a theory making the rounds in nba coaching circles that 76ers general manager daryl morey may want to replace head coach doc rivers with another notable veteran coach — mike d’antoni. “checked in on rumor regarding morey looking to replace rivers with d’antoni.
“you want a new coach, you call doc rivers. Kyle neubeck of phillyvoice did later address stein’s report, saying that the d’antoni rumor was instantly shot down by sixers team sources. As the philadelphia 76ers continue to search for the team's next head coach, a recent report indicates doc rivers has surpassed mike d'antoni as the favorite.