The last remaining head coaching vacancy in the NBA has been filled.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Memphis Grizzlies have reached an agreement to make former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins their next head coach.
The Memphis Grizzlies are hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins as the franchise’s next head coach, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 11, 2019
As Wojnarowski notes, Jenkins is the third coach who worked under Mike Budenholzer that has landed a head coaching job. Jenkins went with Budenholzer from the Atlanta Hawks to Milwaukee. Prior to that, he served as the head coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA G League, which is the San Antonio Spurs affiliate.
With Jenkins being named the head coach of the Bucks, it will be interesting to see where Tyronn Lue ends up. He was reportedly still focusing on landing a head coaching job despite teams pursuing him as an assistant, so he may decide to take a season off.
