The Boston Celtics have agreed to terms to release coach Doc Rivers to the Los Angeles Clippers, but if a deal had not been made, Rivers had informed the Celtics he would return for the 2013-2014 season, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Doc Rivers trade: Coach would have stayed with Celtics without deal, according to report
If the Celtics couldn’t reach a deal with the Clippers, Rivers was prepared to coach Boston during the 2013-2014 season.
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The parties now await league approval on the deal. The Clippers will trade their unprotected 2015 first-round draft pick in exchange for Rivers and have agreed to terms on a three-year, $21 million contract with the coach.
CelticsBlog: Rivers to Clippers is a done deal
Rivers had indicated he no longer had interest in joining the Clippers and the deal was reportedly dead on Friday. Danny Ainge and Rivers were expected to hold a press conference on Monday to discuss their future. Rivers was deciding between returning to Boston or pursuing a career in television.
Rivers compiled a 416-305 coaching record with the Celtics since becoming Boston’s coach at the start of the 2004-2005 season.
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