[p]The 41-year-old American served as an assistant coach for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-bucks/QTBEW6rC/"]Bucks[/a] in the 2018-19 season on coach Mike Budenholzer's staff.[/p][p]Jenkins departed in June 2019 to become head coach at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/memphis-grizzlies/U1I5YSDa/"]Memphis[/a] and went 250-214 before being fired in March 2025 with nine games remaining in the season.[/p][p]Jenkins would replace Doc Rivers, who resigned as head coach of the Bucks 10 days ago after three seasons at Milwaukee, losing twice in the first round of the playoffs before missing the post-season this year after nine years in a row in the playoffs.[/p][embed guid="3f9f35c0-cc2c-4a2d-b447-3d06ddb2cf93" url="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2047400641308381500?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Rivers, 64, guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston[/a] to the 2008 NBA crown and has a career NBA coaching record of 1,194-866.[/p][p]The move comes as the Bucks are trying to convince Greek star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antetokounmpo-giannis/zw2Tm2a1/"]Giannis Antetokounmpo[/a] to remain with the club.[/p]
Milwaukee Bucks set to point Taylor Jenkins as new coach as per reports
Taylor Jenkins, who spent six seasons as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, was set to be hired as coach of the NBA Milwaukee Bucks, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
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