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Rivers, Celtics agree on 5 year extension

Postby cubbiefan009 on May 13th, 2011, 11:51 am

Huge move for Boston, Doc is my favorite coach besides Thibs.

Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers isn't done chasing titles.

President of basketball operations Danny Ainge announced Friday the team and Rivers have agreed to a five-year contract extension.

The value of the contract is believed to be more than $6 million per year, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher on Thursday night.

Told Thursday that the sides were talking about a new deal, players were happy.

"If we're moving forward next year and trying to win a championship, he's one of the main pieces," Paul Pierce said.

Rivers, who completed his seventh season in Boston this year, and the Celtics won a championship in 2008 and came up just short in 2010. The lost in the conference semifinals to the Heat in five games this season.
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