Celtics coach Doc Rivers was asked on Monday night whether he thinks the NBA could see a player-coach in the near future.

"I know where you're going," Rivers said in his pregame press conference, as the question clearly referred to LeBron James, who has held significant weight in Cleveland's front office.

While Rivers does think it's a possibility, he believes that the player would have to be a savvy veteran and not someone in the prime of their career.

"I don't know, it would have to be a veteran player, you know, not a prominent guy," he said.

"I wouldn't be surprised to see it again."