What Doc Rivers firing means for Giannis Antetokounmpo trade from Bucks
This is all going to be something to watch for Milwaukee.
What Doc Rivers firing means for Giannis Antetokounmpo trade from Bucks originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Milwaukee Bucks are moving on from Doc Rivers.
Now everyone wants to know whether they're going to move on from Giannis Antetokounmpo with a blockbuster trade. The simple truth is that no one knows. But there are conclusions to try to be reached.
MORE: LeBron James' dunking stats are insane this season What does Doc Rivers firing mean for Giannis? This certainly shifts the dynamic. Reports throughout Rivers' tenure have suggested that he may not have the full support of the locker room, and that his time in Milwaukee was wearing thin.
Antetokounmpo won't make his decision about wanting out of town just based off of Rivers, but if the Bucks had decided to bring back the head coach that just led them to a 32-50 record, it could've been a factor in a decision. ESPN reported on weird vibes at a team meeting called by Rivers, and it just seems like things deteriorated. For the Bucks to maximize Giannis, they need everyone in alignment.