While Daryl Morey attempted to take responsibility for the decision to fire Doc Rivers as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, several members of the coaching staff have blamed James Harden.

Harden was tepid in his response when asked to describe his relationship with Rivers after the Sixers were eliminated in Game 7 of the second round.

Harden will be a free agent this offseason and it was reported before Rivers was fired that the status of the head coach would be a factor in his decision on whether to re-sign.

Philadelphia is considering Mike Budenholzer, Frank Vogel, Sam Cassell, Mike D'Antoni and Nick Nurse for the position.