Speaking to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Doc Rivers explained why he pushed his son to join the New York Knicks:
“He was at the top of Philly’s list before I took the job. He was one of the guards they wanted. When I took the job, I said, ‘You don’t want that. You have too many other things we have to deal with.”
“For Austin it’s better. He’s his player. Unfortunately for him, being the dad, he’s just an easy kid to target. I felt after the split, it was really good for him.”
Doc also said he told Austin that New York “is a great place” and his experience with the Knicks as a player has been “fantastic”.