All of the sudden Doc Rivers seems like the front runner to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Rivers, who was let go by the Los Angeles Clippers after seven seasons as their head coach on Monday, is receiving the most interest from the Sixers, according to his former player Kendrick Perkins.
"I heard he's having a lot of conversations with the Philadelphia 76ers," Perkins said on the latest episode of the Scal And Pals Podcast. "Right now, that's where he's getting the most interest and I think that's — he would be a great fit with them. I honestly believe Doc with Joel Embiid, that's what he needs. He needs a person like Doc. Think about what DeAndre Jordan did under Doc Rivers. Hell, think about what I did under Doc Rivers. Doc Rivers gets the best out of you."
The Sixers were reportedly expected to chose between former Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni and Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue, but now with the firing of Rivers, Lue is reportedly the front-runner to replace Rivers as the head coach in Los Angeles.
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