Report: Bucks split on one candidate for head coach

Nick Nurse has been busy interviewing this offseason after being dismissed from the Toronto Raptors and is reportedly a finalist for a couple different coaching vacancies, including that of the Milwaukee Bucks.

While Nurse looks to have “strong support” within the organization, Ian Begley of SNY.tv hears that said support isn’t unanimous among some of the team's “key stakeholders."

Nurse, who won a championship with Toronto to cap off the 2018-19 season, is also believed to be a coaching finalist for the Phoenix Suns and has interviewed with the Philadelphia 76ers. The other two reported finalists for the Bucks job are Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson and Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin.

Here are a few more coaching rumors from Begley:

• Begley is the second to report that Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, who remains under contract, is expected to stay with L.A. and not be made available for any openings this spring. The Suns were among the teams rumored to be interested in Lue, which Begley confirms.
• Assistant coach Kevin Young is considered a strong candidate for the the Suns‘ coaching vacancy after an impressive interview, per Begley. Marc Stein previously reported that Young had a legitimate chance to be promoted, with an endorsement from star guard Devin Booker. Aside from Nurse and Young, Jordi Fernandez, Frank Vogel and Doc Rivers have been floated by some reporters to be finalists for the Suns.
• According to Begley’s sources, the Detroit Pistons did background research on Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse, but Begley doesn’t specify whether or not he actually interviewed. Stackhouse was rumored to be a coaching candidate for the Raptors and was earlier mentioned as possible candidate for Detroit. A longtime former NBA player and assistant coach, Stackhouse has been with Vanderbilt since 2019. Kevin Ollie, Charles Lee and Jarron Collins are reportedly the finalists for the Pistons’ coaching job.