Top 10 nominees on 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ballot
Doc Rivers
Rivers has endured his fair share of criticism in recent years, largely due to the postseason failures his teams have had. However, it鈥檚 hard to argue against an NBA championship-winning coach being in the Hall of Fame, particularly one who has the eighth-most wins among head coaches in NBA history. Rivers will likely continue climbing the list during his time with the Bucks and he has found success at every stop, including at the beginning of his coaching career with the Orlando Magic where he was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2000, and his decade-long tenure with the Boston Celtics where he won the 2008 NBA Finals. The former Marquette standout who had a 14-year NBA playing career has only finished under .500 in two full seasons as a head coach and has an impressive .588 winning percentage spanning more than 1,900 games.
