Doc Rivers Signs with Clippers, Celtics Get Pick in 2015 Draft

It took weeks of negotiations and a ton of rumors regarding Doc Rivers’ future with the Boston Celtics, but now it’s official. Rivers is leaving Boston and is ready to start working with his new team:  Los Angeles Clippers. Considering what Rivers done with the Celtics, and what the Clippers achieved last season, I personally suggest sportsbook betting fans and enthusiasts to keep an eye on the coming NBA Betting lines and props for the next season. If you can take the Clippers to win the 2013-14 NAB Championship, the do it now!

The Clippers and Celtics closed the deal on Tuesday after the NBA finally approved the move. Rivers, who went 416-305 in nine seasons and won the 2008 NBA title with Boston, move to Los Angeles is part of a rare trade involving a championship-winning coach.  Rivers’ 416 wins as Boston’s head coach  rank him as the third most successful coach in franchise history, right behind Red Auerbach (795) and Tommy Heinsohn (427).

In exchange for River’s coaching services, the Clippers traded a future first-round draft pick and agreed to an anti-trade clause that will prevent the Clippers and Celtics from engaging in any transactions amongst each other for the duration of the upcoming season.

 Rivers will be introduced as the Clippers’ new coach at a news conference scheduled to take place this Wednesday. The deal will make Rivers the highest-paid coach in the NBA, but on top of his coaching positions, he'll also have a role in the team’s front office. According to ESPN.com, Rivers will sign a three-year, $21 million deal with the Clippers, however, the team hasn’t disclosed any terms of his contract.

While trading a coach isn’t a common move, this is not the first time something like this happens in the NBA. The last time a coach was traded from one team to another franchise was in back in 2007 when the Miami Heat received a second-round draft pick for letting Stan Van Gundy join the Orlando Magic.

Rivers succeeds Vinny Del Negro as head coach. Back in May, the Clippers declined to renew Del Negro after leading the team to 56 wins in the regular season and a division title for the first time in 42-years.