Bucks to Hire Taylor Jenkins as Head Coach

The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to hire Taylor Jenkins as their new head coach, filling the vacancy left by Doc Rivers' recent departure, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Jenkins, who previously served as an assistant coach for the Bucks during the 2018-19 season, brings experience from six years leading the Memphis Grizzlies, where he compiled a 250-214 record. Under his guidance, Memphis made three consecutive playoff appearances from 2021 to 2023, reaching the Western Conference semifinals in 2022. The Grizzlies dismissed him in March 2025 with nine games remaining in the 2024-25 regular season; the team then suffered a first-round sweep by eventual champion Oklahoma City. Jenkins holds the franchise record for most coaching wins in Grizzlies history and worked alongside Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo during his earlier tenure in Milwaukee, when the team posted an NBA-best 60-22 record before falling in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Bucks parted ways with Rivers on April 13, one day after their season concluded. The 64-year-old coach, who joined the organization mid-2023-24 as a consultant before taking over as head coach, finished with a...