Few coaches have managed to deny the LA Lakers an NBA championship, and most of those have belonged to the Boston Celtics. One of those head tacticians was Doc Rivers .
Interestingly, while Doc deprived the Purple and Gold of a title in 2008, he might have been leading the Lakers himself if Jerry Buss ’ plans had come to fruition. This scenario even tempted Rivers to consider bringing his talents to Hollywood.
Buss wanted Rivers
After the Lakers’ loss to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals, speculation arose about Phil Jackson’s future with the team.
With the coaching position potentially open, Buss was uncertain about the Zen Master’s next move but had already identified his preferred candidate. In his book ‘You Can’t Make This Up,’ AI Michaels recounted a brief conversation with longtime Lakers owner Jerry Buss about this very topic…