Bucks reportedly hiring Taylor Jenkins as new head coach

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly hiring former Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins as the organization’s new head coach, replacing Doc Rivers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Ramona Shelburne.

Jenkins returns to the Bucks, where he worked as an assistant from 2018-2019. Jenkins reportedly met with the team’s front office last week in Memphis and this week in Milwaukee before getting the job, per multiple reports.

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Rivers stepped down as the Bucks’ head coach last week after a disappointing 2025-26 season.

Jenkins was fired by Memphis last year in a stunning move, with the team dismissing him with nine games left in the regular season. Jenkins led the Grizzlies to a 250-214 overall record during his six seasons at the helm, and led them to the playoffs in four of those years — including the year that he was fired.

This breaking news story will be updated.