The doctor is out in Boston.
Following days’ worth of rumors and speculations, the Celtics and Clippers completed an unusual trade last night, though it is pending official league approval:
Head Coach Doc Rivers has been dealt to Los Angeles in exchange for that club’s 2015 draft pick.
The Clippers are expected to sign Rivers to a three-year/$21 million contract, hoping his hiring assures a return of free agent Chris Paul and enables the franchise to take a step farther in the playoffs next season.
The Celtics, meanwhile, are in rebuilding mode and saw no need to pay $7 million per year to a coach who had no chance of leading them to a title.
Boston has scheduled a news conference scheduled for noon today, where, insiders confirm, Rivers is expected to explain his decision to leave the city after nine mostly successful seasons.