The NBA offseason has been tough on many veteran head coaches.
We have seen some very good coaches get fired even after taking their teams to the playoffs.
One of those teams was the Milwaukee Bucks who fired championship head coach Mike Budenholzer.
He led the Bucks to the championship in 2021, and now he is looking for a job two years later.
But the Bucks thought they could upgrade at head coach.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Bucks are planning to hire Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as their head coach.
Breaking: The Bucks are planning to hire Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as the franchise’s next head coach, sources told @wojespn.
The two sides are progressing on terms of an agreement. pic.twitter.com/mVHY3f9z8f
— ESPN (@espn) May 27, 2023
Griffin was not one of the well-known names available.
That is because he has never been a head coach before.
But Milwaukee must have liked what they saw in Griffin and his long-term prospects as their coach.
Some fans are excited about this move for the Bucks.
Nice pick up.
— WeRk (@MrWeRk84) May 27, 2023
Griffin will be a new voice in the locker room that the Bucks need.
Many fans might not like this hire because they do not know who Griffin is.
But he is a good coach and has a lot of experience as an assistant in the NBA.
Before y’all clown on him. He’s actually gonna be a great coach. Honestly has a good chance at winning coach of the year next season
— Temporary Miami Superfan (@DRBDouble04) May 27, 2023
Griffin even spent his first two seasons as an assistant with the Bucks.
That was back from 2008-2010.
Well deserved. He has been in this business for very long time. He did a fantastic job with the Raptors as an assistant, and now it’s his turn to be on the helm.
— Scott Amon (@burnit01) May 27, 2023
Still, some fans wish the Bucks would have gone the route of getting a proven coach.
I’m all for people getting their shot but with a player like Giannis you might need to get a proven coach man. Idk https://t.co/NUkKyXWF59
— mase 👑 (@masontb24) May 27, 2023
It will be interesting to see how Griffin does will his first head coaching job.
He will have plenty of pressure on him to lead a loaded Bucks team back to the NBA Finals.
