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Taylor Jenkins was an assistant coach on Mike Budenholzer\u2019s Milwaukee staff in 2018-19.<\/p>\n
MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Taylor Jenkins was officially announced as the Milwaukee Bucks coach on Thursday, as the former Memphis Grizzlies coach takes over a team coming off a 50-loss season that snapped a string of nine straight playoff appearances.<\/p>\n
The Bucks said Jenkins will have an introductory news conference Wednesday at the Milwaukee Art Museum.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaylor\u2019s attention to detail, toughness and communication skills make it clear that he knows how to cultivate a winning culture,\u201d Bucks owners Wes Edens, Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam and Jamie Dinan said in a statement. \u201cWe are excited to work together toward our collective goal of sustained success and winning championships.\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement comes a week after reports surfaced that the Bucks and Jenkins were finalizing an agreement. Jenkins takes over for Doc Rivers, who stepped down a day after the Bucks completed their season.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old Jenkins coached the Grizzlies from 2019-25 and posted a 250-214 record that included three straight playoff appearances from 2021-23. The Grizzlies fired him with nine games left in the 2024-25 season and went on to get swept by eventual champion Oklahoma City in the first round of that year\u2019s playoffs.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t Jenkins\u2019 first stint with the Bucks.<\/p>\n
He was an assistant coach on Mike Budenholzer\u2019s Milwaukee staff in 2018-19 and helped the Bucks post an NBA-best 60-22 record. The Bucks reached the Eastern Conference finals that year before blowing a 2-0 lead to the eventual NBA champion Toronto Raptors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know first-hand how important this team is to Bucks fans and the City of Milwaukee, and I\u2019m so excited to get to work,\u201d Jenkins said in a statement released by the team.<\/p>\n
Jenkins also worked with Budenholzer in Atlanta from 2013-18. The Hawks made four playoff appearances \u2013 including a trip to the 2015 Eastern Conference finals \u2013 in Jenkins\u2019 five seasons with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaylor is an innovative and driven coach who embodies the culture of winning and hard work,\u201d Bucks general manager Jon Horst said in a statement. \u201cHis basketball intellect, comprehensive experience and leadership ability have played a key role in building successful teams throughout his career. He\u2019s the right fit to take our team to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jenkins arrives amid much speculation regarding two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s future in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
Antetokounmpo, 31, is eligible to become a free agent after next season if he doesn\u2019t sign a four-year, $275 million contract extension in October. Or the Bucks could trade him beforehand if they don\u2019t believe he will sign that extension.<\/p>\n
Antetokounmpo was asked after the Bucks\u2019 season finale whether he\u2019d sign an extension.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something I have to sit down with my family and see what\u2019s best for me, what\u2019s best for my family,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n
Antetokounmpo won the first of his two MVP awards the year that Jenkins was an assistant with the Bucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Jenkins was an assistant coach on Mike Budenholzer\u2019s Milwaukee staff in 2018-19. MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Taylor Jenkins…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85,310952],"class_list":["post-642110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports","tag-taylor-jenkins-bucks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}