O Milwaukee dollars advanced in negotiations for the position of franchise coach and hired Adrian Griffin, assistant to the toronto raptors.
According to the American sports press, the two parties have reached an agreement and are already preparing the contract to formalize Griffin as the new coach of the Bucks.
The whole interview process took about three weeks. Giannis Antentokounmpo, star of the team, wanted to leave his support to the now former assistant of the Raptors.
The Greek even had a face-to-face and one-on-one meeting with Griffin, who was running for the job with Kenny Atkinson, Steve Kerr’s assistant at the Golden State Warriors, and Nick Nurse, coach of the Canadian national team.
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The Chief Technician position was opened with the Mike Budenholzer resignswho started coaching the Bucks in 2020 and won the league title NBA next year.
The coach was fired after the unexpected loss to the Miami Heat, 4-1, in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Bucks had the best record in the league, with 58 wins and 24 losses, and were the title favorites that season. In addition to this reason, the loss was also unexpected as the Florida franchise placed 8th in play-in and had a regular season full of ups and downs.
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