The Bucks plan to replace a small group of experienced and available head coaches, with Doc Rivers at the top of the list, sources told ESPN.
The The Milwaukee Bucks fired first-year head coach Adrian GriffinThe team announced Tuesday.
The Rs Plans to quickly search from a small pool of experienced and available head coaches Dag rivers top the listsources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
“This is a difficult decision to make this offseason,” Bucks general manager John Hurst said in a statement. “We are immediately working to hire our next head coach. Thanks to Coach Griffin for his hard work and contributions to the team.”
Senior assistant Joe Brundi took over as interim coach. Milwaukee hosts Cleveland on Wednesday.
The Rs Griffin was hired over the summer to replace longtime coach Mike Budenholzer, who was fired last postseason after Milwaukee was eliminated in the first round. Months after the rental, the Bucs made a trade to purchase Damian LillardIt puts pressure on the franchise to win big this season.
Milwaukee 30-13 entering Tuesday's games and tied for No. 2 in the Eastern Conference; That David Platt's best winning percentage in a single season was with the Cavaliers in 2015-16..
But despite the impressive record, The Bucks struggled at times, especially on the defensive end of the floor. They fell from fourth last season in defense to 22nd this year and have allowed 141 and 122 points in games against. Detroit Pistons.
Griffin, 49, spent 16 seasons as an NBA assistant, including the last five seasons with the Toronto Raptors. That followed a nine-year NBA playing career.
