Glenn "Doc" Rivers, a 13-year NBA veteran as a player, was named Orlando's head coach on June 7, 1999, succeeding Hall of Famer Chuck Daly, who retired on May 24. Rivers became the fifth head coach in franchise history. In his first season, Rivers earned universal acclaim for getting the most out of his team each and every night. With the club predicted by most to finish near or at the bottom of the league and having four starters who were not drafted, Rivers performed "magic" in Orlando, guiding the team to a 41-41 record, one game shy of making the playoffs. For his efforts, Rivers was named the 1999-2000 IBM NBA Coach-of-the-Year. Rivers played 13 seasons in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks (1983-84 to 1990-91), Los Angeles Clippers (1991-92), New York Knicks (1992-93 to 1993-94) and San Antonio Spurs (1994 to 1995-96). He played for three of the game's top coaches in Pat Riley, Larry Brown and Mike Fratello.