#nba-coaching

#nba-coaching

Jenkins is joining a Bucks squad that appears to be in major flux, having missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade, as two-time league MVP power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo struggled to stay on the floor thanks to various maladies.

Billy Donovan's resignation comes after a challenging season filled with personal loss, including the deaths of his father and mother-in-law, and his mother's leg amputation.

"To be able to see him sitting in that seat in Brooklyn while I'm in New York," Brown said about his longtime friend and mentee, "it's surreal."

Yeah, just good memories. Six years. A lot of good people, a lot of good players. Saw the whole gamut of seasons (in) six seasons," said Ott. "But yeah, it's good to be back. Just different in the other locker room, but another game, ready to go.

It doesn't mean anything. It doesn't show you anything. There's ebbs and flows along the way.

The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing an agreement to have Frank Vogel join the team as lead assistant coach. Vogel is replacing Sean Sweeney, who left for the San Antonio Spurs.

The Miami Heat have shown interest in bringing internationally respected coach Sergio Scariolo aboard as an assistant coach under Erik Spoelstra.

Gambadoro confirmed that Chris Quinn, Johnnie Bryant, and Jordan Ott are in the Final Four for the Phoenix Suns head coaching position, all being first-time coaches.

"Outside of the championship, this is the most proud I've been because these guys have really rallied," Kroenke told ESPN in the Nuggets' locker room after Sunday's 125-93 loss to the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.