{"id":127272,"date":"2020-12-06T03:03:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/doc-rivers-pushed-son-austin-away-from-76ers-to-knicks\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T03:03:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T00:03:10","slug":"doc-rivers-pushed-son-austin-away-from-76ers-to-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doc-rivers-pushed-son-austin-away-from-76ers-to-knicks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Doc Rivers pushed son Austin away from 76ers to Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Doc Rivers pushed son Austin away from 76ers to Knicks<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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As it turned out, Sixers coach Doc Rivers became the Knicks\u2019 top recruiter in free agency.<\/p>\n

The Sixers pegged combo guard Austin Rivers as a prime target for November\u2019s free agency. However, the head coach advised his new employers against it.<\/p>\n

The elder Rivers, an ex-Knicks guard of the 1990s, spent the free-agency period with his 28-year-old son in their Orlando residence. He helped persuade Austin that New York was a spectacular destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was high on Philly\u2019s list before I took the job,\u2019\u2019 Doc Rivers told The Post. \u201cIt was one of the guards they wanted. When I took the job, I said, \u2018You don\u2019t want that. You got too many other things we have to deal with.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Austin it\u2019s better. He\u2019s his own player. Unfortunately for him, me being the dad, he\u2019s just an easy guy to target. I have felt since the separation, it\u2019s been really good for him.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Rivers coached Austin for 3 \u00bd seasons with the Clippers. That seemed enough time. When the Knicks showed interest last month, Doc lobbied for his son to accept their offer and play for the franchise he did from 1992-94.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI kept telling him, \u2018New York is a great place,\u2019 \u2019\u2019 Doc Rivers said. \u201cI had a great experience there. That\u2019s what I shared with him. It\u2019s a tough city \u2014 in a positive way. He said, \u2018What do you mean by that?\u2019 I said, \u2018It\u2019s similar to Boston and Philly. Their fans are real. They want you to play hard, give you everything you can and play like a team.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him, \u2018The Knicks fans are still Red Holzman\u2019s Knicks fans. They remember how that basketball was played. They want team basketball, hard-nosed, tough basketball.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

During a Zoom interview last week, Austin Rivers was asked about whether the Sixers were on his radar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of playing for my father, that was an amazing experience that me and him got to do,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cBut that was that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, Rivers was wined and dined by former Knicks president Phil Jackson as a 2015 Clippers free agent. At that time, Doc Rivers made sure he kept his son in LA, offering an extra year than the Knicks.<\/p>\n

Now Doc Rivers wants him in New York, feels he can make his presence matter with Tom Thibodeau\u2019s Knicks.<\/p>\n

Thibodeau won an NBA title in 2008 on Rivers\u2019 staff in Boston. Thibodeau got to know Austin only a little because the son lived in Orlando. Rivers and Thibodeau discussed Austin during free agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom just likes competitive players \u2014 always has,\u2019\u2019 Doc Rivers said. \u201cWe\u2019re very similar \u2014 give us 12 competitors, we\u2019ll figure it out. Whenever we talked about Austin \u2014 and we will a lot less now \u2014 Thibs loves competitors.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

After playing as a Rockets reserve the last two seasons, Rivers will have a shot to start at point guard. However, the Knicks feel he has a better chance finishing game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a young roster,\u2019\u2019 Doc Rivers said. \u201cNow he\u2019s a veteran. Which is amazing to get my head around. But just be an example-setter, come in, fit in, play aggressive and everything else will work out. That\u2019s how I see him with this group \u2014 to really set a hell of an example. He\u2019s had ups and downs and he\u2019s still here. That alone can be a great teacher for these young guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rivers will see his son soon enough. The Knicks\u2019 Garden opener is against the Sixers on Dec. 26.<\/p>\n

Another factor in Doc Rivers\u2019 excitement is he\u2019ll be a 90-minute train ride from Austin and his 2-year-old grandson, Kayden.<\/p>\n

If the Garden reopens for fans, Doc Rivers said he\u2019ll happ<\/a>ily watch from the stands. Incredibly, he\u2019s only seen his son play in the NBA as a parent\/fan three times \u2014 Austin\u2019s second season in New Orleans when the Clippers got to town early and twice during the classic 2018 Rockets-Warriors playoff series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if I can\u2019t go to games, I\u2019ll be in New York on an off day spending time with my grandson,\u2019\u2019 Rivers said. \u201cIt\u2019s a cool thing. I was excited because I played there. And I told him, \u2018If you get it right there, there\u2019s no better place to get it right.\u2019 \u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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