"How does he keep getting jobs"- NBA fans are puzzled after report that Doc Rivers is one of the finalists for the Suns' coaching position

Following the Philadelphia 76ers' Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Doc Rivers was fired as the head coach. This marked the third consecutive second-round exit for the Sixers under Rivers' leadership. Many fans believed that this might signal the end of his career as an NBA head coach. However, according to a recent report by Shams Charania of The Athletic, Rivers is now one of the finalists for the Phoenix Suns' coaching vacancy.

“Sources: The Phoenix Suns have narrowed their head coaching search to five finalists: Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel, Doc Rivers, Kings assistant Jordi Fernandez and Suns assistant Kevin Young,” Charania reported.

The Suns fired Monty Williams following their Game 6 Western Conference semifinals loss to the Denver Nuggets. The loss marked the Suns’ second straight second-round exit. Naturally, most assumed that Phoenix would target a coach who has experienced a high level of playoff success in recent years. So, when the news broke that Rivers is one of the Suns’ coaching finalists, many fans expressed their disbelief:

“How does he keep getting jobs,” one fan said.

“So you fire Monty just to hire Doc … that makes no sense at all,” another fan said.

“He’s gonna work for every NBA team by the time he retires,” another said.

Here are a few more of the top fan reactions to Rivers being named one of the Suns’ coaching finalists:

What is Doc Rivers’ career coaching record?

Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers has been an NBA head coach for 24 seasons with the Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. He has a career regular season coaching record of 1097-763 (.590). His playoff coaching record is 111-104 (.516).

Rivers has won one NBA title in 24 seasons, however, that came back in 2008 with the Celtics. In addition, Rivers has not made an NBA Finals appearance since 2010 (Boston).

Despite his recent playoff struggles, Rivers was still named one of the 15 greatest coaches in NBA history during the league’s 75th anniversary season. The list was voted on by 43 current and former NBA head coaches.