Milwaukee has its new head coach.
ESPN was the first to report the Bucks were hiring former Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins as the replacement for Doc Rivers.
BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks and Taylor Jenkins are finalizing a deal to make Jenkins the franchise's new head coach, sources tell me and @ramonashelburne. Jenkins, a Bucks assistant in 2018-19, went 250-214 and made three postseasons across six seasons in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/LOHoCZO7NA
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 23, 2026
Jenkins was out of basketball this season after being fired by Memphis with less than 10 games to go in the 2024-2025 campaign. He led the Grizzlies to the playoffs three times in his nearly six years as coach, including making a run to the Western Conference semifinals in 2022. Overall, Jenkins went 250-214 as the head man and 9-14 in the playoffs.
The 41-year-old has some familiarity with Milwaukee, as he served as an assistant under Mike Budenholzer in 2018-19 as the Bucks earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Prior to that, he was with Budenholzer in Atlanta. Jenkins got his start in coaching as an assistant with San Antonio’s G-League affiliate.
Jenkins will be the 19th coach in franchise history.
