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Rivers Shakes Up Clippers’ Basketball Ops

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Amid the continued chaos revolving around Clippers owners Donald and Shelly Sterling, the team announced Monday that Coach Doc Rivers has restructured the basketball side of the organization’s operation.

Rivers has a new title — president of basketball operations. He had been senior vice president of basketball operations, a position that will now be filled by Kevin Eastman, who had been an assistant coach.

Dave Wohl has been promoted from director of professional scouting to general manager.

In addition, Gary Sacks was demoted from vice president of basketball operations to assistant general manager, and Gerald Madkins was demoted from director of basketball operations to director of scouting.

Jason Piombetti, the team’s director of scouting, was demoted to assistant director of scouting.

via Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times