That’s one head coach out of the running as the Milwaukee Bucks have hired Toronto Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin as their next head coach as Shams Charania had it first earlier this morning.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as their new head coach, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/HJl1KRgOyR
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 27, 2023
The most interesting part of this is that former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse was a part of the coaches that the Bucks were looking into hiring for their next head coach.
It was reported that Nurse took his name out of the running before the Bucks had to make a decision with one of Griffin and Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson for the head coach position.
Sources: After Nick Nurse pulled out of the process, the Milwaukee Bucks are deciding between Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin and Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson for the franchise’s next head coach. Griffin is gaining traction in the process.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 27, 2023
For the Suns, Griffin wasn’t a part of the final finalists that Adrian Wojnarowski, Chris Haynes, or Shams said in the Suns’ search for their head coaching vacancy.
It is worth noting that one of the top finalists on the Suns’ coaching search is Nurse who recently interviewed with the Suns on Thursday according to John Gambadaro.
Hearing the Suns interview process could wrap up shortly, maybe by end of weekend. Jordi Fernandez and Nick Nurse today for interviews. Frank Vogel and Doc Rivers tomorrow. Would make sense to announce before the NBA Finals starts on Thursday.
— John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) May 25, 2023
With Nurse still in the mix for the Suns, here’s an updated odds list of who will be the Suns’ next head coach according to Sportsline.
- Nick Nurse: Even
- Kevin Young: +200
- Doc Rivers: +500
- Jordi Fernandez: +1000
It’s nice to note that before Haynes and Shams reported about the Suns’ coaching list, Wojnarowski reported that the Suns’ final 4 in the coaching cycle will come down to Nurse, Young, Rivers, and Fernandez.
This comes at an interesting time since Nurse moved his name out of the running for the Bucks job. It even has fans imagining that Nurse might have his eyes set on Phoenix.
Nick Nurse is a Sun. https://t.co/TVmH1XmVwV
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) May 27, 2023
Nick Nurse is a Phoenix Sun pic.twitter.com/dmYFZSFRwX
— Kabory (@KingKDP13) May 27, 2023
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There have been a lot of reports saying that the Suns’ head coaching cycle can come to a conclusion by memorial day weekend. Only time will tell but things are only going to get more interesting from here on out.
