Doc Rivers may be the perfect coach for Cam Thomas for one reason

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has a talk with Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins (13) in the first half against the Houston Rockets at Fiserv Forum on November 9, 2025. | Michael McLoone-Imagn ImagesEveryone's been killing Doc Rivers all season, most of it deserved, but there's one thing he's actually elite at that nobody wants to talk about: managing microwave scorers off the bench.

Rivers coached Lou Williams for years, and Lou was thriving in that sixth man role. He was everything that Cam Thomas is today: pure bucket-getter, defensive liability, absolute maestro at coming in cold and getting you 15 points in eight minutes. If that archetype sounds familiar, that's because it is.…