Austin James Rivers (born August 1, 1992) is an American former professional

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player who is currently a

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for

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. He played for 11 seasons in the

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(NBA). In the

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, Rivers was selected with the 10th overall pick by the

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(now Pelicans), playing three seasons there before being traded to the

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. After three years with the Clippers, he was traded to the

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in June 2018. In December of the same year, he joined the

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. He has also played for the

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, and the

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. Rivers led Winter Park High School to back-to-back Florida 6A state championships in 2010 and 2011. He also played in the 2011

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for Team USA, and was a

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. He was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011, being rated as high as No. 1 by Rivals.com. In October 2010, Rivers committed to

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. On January 16, 2015, Rivers became the first player in NBA history to play for his father, coach

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, then-head coach of the Clippers.

High school career

In 2010, Rivers led Winter Park High School to the school's first state title in a 76–57 win against Dr. Phillips High School in the 6A state championship. Rivers scored 23 points in the game. In June 2010, Rivers was a part of the gold medal-winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship where he set a Team USA record for an U18 event with 35 points against Canada. On August 5, 2010, Rivers was named to the fifth annual

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Elite 24 game, where he was named co-MVP after he had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. On September 30, 2010, Rivers committed to

. His commitment was widely covered by ESPN and various other sports networks given his status as the Class of 2011's top recruit. He officially signed with the program on November 16, 2010. On March 5, 2011, Rivers led Winter Park to back to back Florida 6A state championships with a 52–44 victory over Dr. Phillips High School, in which he had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals. Rivers was named the 2011

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on March 10, 2011. He was also an All-American and All-State honoree, and played in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit for Team USA.

College career

As a freshman, Rivers played in Duke's exhibition games in China and Dubai during an international tour in August 2011. In the first game against the

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, Rivers scored 18 points on 8–19 shooting and led Duke to a 77–64 victory. In the second game (also against the Chinese national team), Rivers scored 12 points in a 78–66 victory, making several dunks during the first half. In the final game played in Beijing, Rivers chipped in 11 points as Duke topped the Chinese, 93–78. In his team's 86–66 victory over the Dubai national team, he scored 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter, on an array of impressive drives. On February 8, 2012, his three-point basket as time expired allowed Duke to overcome an 82–72 deficit with two minutes to play in an 85–84 victory over the

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. The victory ended North Carolina's 31-game winning streak at the

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. On March 16, 2012, Rivers' college career ended in the "Round of 64" of the NCAA tournament, when Duke lost to

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. Rivers shot 5-of-14 from the field, while playing 34 minutes. Lehigh led for most of the game, earning their first NCAA Tournament victory. On March 26, 2012, Rivers declared for the

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, foregoing his final three years of college eligibility.

Professional career

New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans (2012–2015)

left, Rivers with the Pelicans during the NBA Summer League 2013 Rivers was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 10th overall pick the

. Rivers chose to wear the #25 jersey, the same number his father wore when he was in the NBA. The night before the draft, Rivers said, "I want to be like my dad, only better." Joining him as a rookie on the Hornets was

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, the first overall pick of the draft. On July 24, 2012, Rivers signed his rookie scale contract with the Hornets. Three days later, Rivers underwent successful surgery to clean up bone spurs in his right ankle. On October 31, 2012, Rivers made his NBA debut in the Hornets' season opener against the

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. In 24 minutes as a starter, he scored 7 points on 1-of-9 shooting in a 99–95 loss. On December 14, he scored a then career-high 27 points in a 113–102 loss to the

. On March 6, 2013, he broke his hand and subsequently required surgery that forced him to miss the remainder of the season. For his rookie season, he averaged 6.2 points on 37% shooting from the field and 33% from three-point range. In April 2013, the Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans. On October 16, 2013, the Pelicans exercised their third-year team option on Rivers' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014–15 season. On April 12, 2014, Rivers recorded season highs in points and rebounds with 20 and 10, respectively, in the Pelicans' 111–104 loss to the

. On October 24, 2014, the Pelicans declined to exercise their fourth-year team option on Rivers' rookie scale contract, thereby not extending the contract through the 2015–16 season. On December 20, 2014, he scored a season-high 21 points in a 114–88 loss to the

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Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2018)

On January 12, 2015, Rivers was traded to the

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in a three-team trade involving the Pelicans and the

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. Three days later, he joined his father on the

after he was traded in a three-team trade involving the Celtics and the

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. On January 16, Rivers made his debut for the Clippers and became the first son to play for his father in an NBA game. On February 21, Rivers scored a then-career-high 28 points in a 129–98 win over the

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. On May 8, he scored a playoff career-high 25 points in the Clippers' 124–99 victory that gave them a 2–1 lead in the Western Conference semi-finals against the Houston Rockets. On July 13, 2015, Rivers re-signed with the Clippers. On February 6, 2016, he was ruled out for four to six weeks with a broken left hand. On March 31, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 119–117 loss to the

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. On April 29, Rivers recorded 21 points and eight assists against the Portland Trail Blazers in game 6 of their first-round playoff series. However, with a 106–103 loss, the Clippers were eliminated from the playoffs. In the game, Rivers required 11 stitches above his left eye from a collision in the first quarter. On July 8, 2016, Rivers again re-signed with the Clippers. On December 14, 2016, he scored a season-high 25 points on 7-of-10 from three-point range and 9-of-12 from the field in a 113–108 win over the

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. On January 4, 2017, he set a new season high with 28 points in a 115–106 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He averaged career highs of 12.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists during the 2016–17 regular season, but due to a strained left hamstring, Rivers missed the last six games of the regular season and the first four games of the playoffs before returning in game 5 of the Clippers' first-round playoff series against the

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. On December 3, 2017, Rivers scored a season-high 30 points in a 112–106 loss to the

. On December 22, 2017, he scored 30 of his career-high 36 points in the second half of the Clippers' 128–118 win over the

. The following night, he set a new career high with 38 points in a 115–112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Rivers missed 18 games between late December and early February with a heel bruise.

Washington Wizards (2018)

On June 26, 2018, Rivers was traded to the

in exchange for Marcin Gortat. On December 17, 2018, Rivers was traded with Kelly Oubre Jr. to the

for

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. Rivers was waived by the Suns the following day.

Houston Rockets (2018–2020)

On December 24, 2018, Rivers signed with the

. On January 5, 2019, he scored a season-high 21 points in a 110–101 loss to the

. On April 7, in a 149–113 blowout win against the

, Rivers made the 27th three-pointer of the game with 1:09 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, beating the Rockets' own previous record of most made threes by one team in a game (26). He appeared in 47 games while averaging 8.7 points, 2.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 28.6 minutes per game. The Rockets won 72% of their games after signing Rivers. He started 13 straight games as a Rocket from December 31 through January 25, averaging 11.6 points, 3.8 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 38.1 minutes per game. Houston was 15–5 when Rivers scored in double figures and 9–1 when he recorded at least four assists. He also had nearly as many steals (29) as turnovers (32) with the Rockets. On August 9, 2020, Rivers scored a career-high 41 points off the bench and the Rockets used a big third quarter to pull away and cruise to a 129–112 victory over the

in the Orlando bubble. Rivers made six 3-pointers as Houston improved to 4–1 at Disney on a night the Rockets played a second straight game without

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, who had a bruised right

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New York Knicks (2020–2021)

On November 27, 2020, Rivers was acquired by the

via a sign-and-trade deal. On March 25, 2021, Rivers was traded to the

in a three team trade and was waived three days later.

Denver Nuggets (2021–2022)

On April 20, 2021, the

signed Rivers to a 10-day contract following a season ending injury sustained by Jamal Murray. Ten days later, he was signed for the rest of the season. On September 1, 2021, Rivers re-signed with the Nuggets.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–2023)

On July 14, 2022, Rivers signed a one-year contract with the

. On February 4, 2023, Rivers was suspended by the NBA for three games without pay due to his role in an altercation during a game against the

the day before. During the altercation, Rivers threw punches at Magic center Mo Bamba.

Broadcasting career

On October 23, 2023, it was announced that Rivers was hired by

as an NBA analyst. Austin Rivers has worked as a game analyst for select College Basketball games on NBC Sports since 2025.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Rivers was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of

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head coach and former player

and Kristen Rivers (née Campion). Doc Rivers was a former player who had joined the

the summer of his son's birth. His older brother,

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, played basketball for Georgetown and

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and later joined the

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, while his older sister Callie played

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for the

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and is married to his former Duke teammate and current

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player Seth Curry. His younger brother, Spencer, was a guard who played for

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from 2014 to 2019. He was named Austin after former

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guard

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, while his middle name, James, is in honor of his great-uncle Jim Brewer. His first child, a son with Brittany Hotard, was born in 2018. Rivers' two children with Audreyana Michelle, a son and a daughter, were born in March 2021 and June 2024.

References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio

NBADraft.net profile

Scout.com profile

Rivals.com profile
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