Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Adrian Griffin / News - Basketnews.com

Griffin was fired just 43 games into his head coaching stint with Milwaukee. Doc Rivers has emerged as a strong option to replace him full-time. Meanwhile, assistant Joe Prunty will coach the Bucks.

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Halfway into the 2023-24 season, the Milwaukee Bucks made the first blockbuster move in the coaching staff.

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the organization has fired head coach Adrian Griffin.

After getting hired in June 2023, Griffin lasted just half a year in the franchise, coaching 43 games in the NBA. The Bucks are expected to make assistant Joe Prunty the interim head coach, Woj adds.

The franchise is strongly considering hiring Doc Rivers, Chris B. Haynes from Bleacher Report notes.

The Bucks are currently 3rd in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 13 losses. Griffin's 43 games are tied for the third-shortest head coaching stint in NBA history.

Before becoming the Bucks' head coach, Griffin worked for the Toronto Raptors. Although the sample size is small, Griffin's .698 winning percentage ranks fourth-best in NBA history.

In Griffin's 15 seasons as an assistant coach, he was part of teams that made the playoffs 11 times, with two Conference Finals appearances, in addition to winning an NBA title with the Raptors in 2019.

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