{"id":437813,"date":"2026-01-28T03:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/437813\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T03:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:45:07","slug":"joel-embiid-called-most-talented-player-doc-rivers-has-ever-coached-in-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/437813\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid called ‘most talented’ player Doc Rivers has ever coached in his career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> head coach Doc Rivers is one of the most experienced coaches in the NBA today. He has coached plenty of teams and players over the years, including many superstars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the abundance of talent he has seen, only one player stands out to him. That is Joel Embiid, whom Rivers coached during his time with the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rivers believes no one comes close to Embiid<\/p>\n

Rivers has had plenty of top-tier players under his tutelage since he started coaching in 1999. This includes Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite all those talented players, only one stands out. Embiid is at the top of Rivers’ list, which is immense respect coming from the Bucks<\/a>‘ head coach. It also amplifies how good Embiid was during his prime.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a03-time NBA champ gets honest on Joel Embiid, 76ers<\/p>\n

As the Bucks were playing against the 76ers<\/a> on Tuesday, it was a fun matchup between a former coach-player duo. Rivers was Embiid’s coach during his MVP campaign in the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n

That was an amazing campaign for both coach and player. Embiid played 66 games and averaged 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, a steal, and 1.7 blocks per game.<\/p>\n

“I was telling a Hall of Fame player that I coached, and Joel’s the most talented player that I ever coached… It’s the things you see and then the things you see in practice that he can do. It’s incredible,” Rivers said about Embiid’s talent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Rivers and Embiid never went beyond the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, they still left a mark. Embiid is still one of the generation’s best players who deserves his flowers.<\/p>\n

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