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Bucks Finalizing Deal To Make Raptors’ Adrian Griffin Their Head Coach, AP Source Says

May 27, 2023, 4:51 PM

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Assistant Coach Adrian Griffin of the Toronto Raptors directs the team during the first half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on April 10, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being completed.

The decision comes after the Bucks fired Mike Budenholzer in the wake of their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat.

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Griffin has spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant coach on Nick Nurse’s staff. The Raptors fired Nurse last month.

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Bucks Finalizing Deal To Make Raptors’ Adrian Griffin Their Head Coach, AP Source Says