Yet Rivers finished his first season in Milwaukee with a 17-19 record. The Bucks won 48 games a year later, but were knocked out of the playoffs in five games by the Indiana Pacers. Now, with Giannis Antetokounmpo's future in Milwaukee on the line, the Bucks will miss the postseason for the first time since 2016.

Doc Rivers has an NBA Finals win and a Coach of the Year honor on his ledger and is set to join the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year. But that sounds like it’ll be where his resume will end as a professional basketball coach.