Adrian Griffin to become the new Milwaukee Bucks head coach / News - Basketnews.com

Griffin has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach with the Raptors. Before becoming a coach, he played for 9 seasons in the NBA for 5 different teams.

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After parting ways with Mike Budenholzer, the Milwaukee Bucks seem to have found their new head coach.

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the franchise is planning to sign Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as the new leader of the team.

Griffin has spent the last five seasons with the Raptors. Before becoming a coach, he played for 9 seasons in the NBA for 5 different teams.

Bucks are now working on the financial terms of the contract and the deal should be signed soon, Wojnarowski notes.

Golden State Warriorsassistant coach Kenny Atkinson was also considered,per Shams Charania from The Athletic.

According to Charania, each of the candidates, which included former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse as well, was given the chance to meet with Giannis Antetokounmpo individually on Tuesday. The next day, the trio met with the Bucks ownership.

On Thursday, a dinner with the organization's ownership was held that also included Giannis and Khris Middleton.

After finishing the regular season with the best record in the league and in first place in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks got eliminated in First Round in 5 games by the Miami Heat.

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