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Bucks make decision on new HC

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Apr 23, 2026 4:21 PM ET

The Milwaukee Bucks moved on from Doc Rivers following the 2025-26 regular season, and now they have found their new head coach.

After a quick process, the Bucks are finalizing a deal to hire former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Ramona Shelburne.

Breaking: The Milwaukee Bucks and Taylor Jenkins are finalizing a deal to make Jenkins the franchise's new head coach, sources tell @ShamsCharania and @ramonashelburne.

Jenkins, a Bucks assistant in 2018-19, went 250-214 and made three postseasons across six seasons in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/hLcLTCUO1I
— ESPN (@espn) April 23, 2026

The Bucks moved on from Rivers after the season, and Jenkins quickly emerged as a leading candidate for the job.

Rivers took over for Adrian Griffin during the 2023-24 season, and the Bucks went 97-103 during Rivers’ tenure with the franchise. Jenkins was an assistant with Milwaukee during the 2018-19 season before being hired by the Grizzlies. He then went 250-214 in Memphis with three playoff trips.

However, the Grizzlies shockingly fired Jenkins right before the playoffs last season. The Bucks also face questions about the future of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was in trade rumors this past season, so it will be an interesting couple of months for Milwaukee going into free agency. Nonetheless, Jenkins comes to town as the new coach for the Bucks in a quick process by the franchise.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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