Doc Rivers calls Sixers NBA’s best team

The mere mention of Doc Rivers’ name is bound to get some (maybe most) Sixers fans feeling some kind of way. Be that as it may, Rivers was on Bill Simmons’ podcast last Friday, throwing flowers in the direction of the team he coached from 2020-23.

The episode dropped before the Sixers split a pair of road games over the weekend, leaving them with a league-best 9-2 record. It is their fastest start since the Allen Iverson-led club won its first 10 games in 2000-01, en route to a Finals appearance.

“Right now,” Rivers said, “they’re the best team in the NBA. They’re gonna be hard to beat.”

The 65-year-old Rivers, whose 27-year run as a head coach appears to be at an end after he spent the last…