Austin Rivers back to Denver
Chris Haynes: Free agent guard Austin Rivers has agreed to re-sign with the Denver Nuggets on a one-year deal, his agents Aaron Mintz and Dave Spahn of @CAA_Basketball tells @YahooSports .
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Austin Rivers
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Born: 08/01/92
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Earnings: $48,711,719 ($51,383,161*)
Born: 08/01/92
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Earnings: $48,711,719 ($51,383,161*)
Harrison Wind: Only one missed call shows up on the L2M Report from Game 5 last night: Carmelo Anthony fouled Nikola Jokic on this play in OT. Austin Rivers’ three-shot foul on Damian Lillard (on the floor) at the end of regulation, which was reviewed, was a “correct call.” pic.twitter.com/g7JUErFbzt
Clutch Points: Austin Rivers reacts to Damian Lillard’s 12 3-pointer, 55 point game: “Bro…he was not missing for shit 🤦♂️. 1 hand in his face, 2 hands in his face. Lol I’m like wtf is this.” Sheesh. pic.twitter.com/1ayPoYpbnG
Neil Dalal: Doc Rivers asked about role players typically not playing as well on the road: “I watched a role player for Denver play pretty well on the road yesterday.” I wonder who that could be 🤣
On Thursday night, Rivers was at the forefront of a pivotal NBA playoff game, scoring 16 of his 21 points in a supercharged fourth quarter to help power the Denver Nuggets to a 120-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3. The win gave the Nuggets a 2-1 series lead. “I sat there for like a month and a half, waiting on the phone to ring. I just put my faith in God, having conversations with myself, talking to God like, ‘What’s the plan? What’s going to happen?'” Rivers said. “All the feedback I kept getting is, a lot of teams liked me but they didn’t know what type of character I was and how I’d be in their locker room. My basketball ability was never questioned; it was who I was as a person. Which is actually even worse. “Truthfully, it broke my heart. Because I know who I am, and I’ve always had good relationships with people, but you can have one instance with mistakes and be labeled something.”
“Couldn’t be happier for the kid,” coach Michael Malone said. “I just told our team, think about this — guy was sitting at home for 2½ months waiting for his phone to ring. And it wasn’t ringing. That to me is crazy to even think about. Austin Rivers is a good player. He’s played in 45 playoff games prior to this season, and it just worked out for him and us that he’s here.”
