The Milwaukee Bucks have one of the more attractive coaching destinations left in the NBA’s silly season, and they intend to make history with the job search to fill it.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday that the Bucks will interview San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon for their head coaching vacancy.
Milwaukee’s coaching gig has been in limbo since Jason Kidd was fired in January, and interim head coach Joe Prunty got the team to Game 7 of its first round series against the Boston Celtics. But the Bucks seem intent to move on, and Hammon might be the historic pick for their next coach.
The Milwaukee Bucks plan to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon for the franchise’s head coaching job, league sources tell ESPN. Hammon is the NBA’s first female assistant coach — and now will be the first to interview to be a head coach.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 5, 2018
No matter what happens in the interview, Hammon will already make long-awaited history as the first woman to interview for a head coaching job in the NBA.
A report from Wojnarowski earlier in the week suggested a long list of candidates for the job, including Steve Clifford, Mike Budenholzer, Monty Williams and David Blatt. David Fizdale was also on that list, though he took the New York Knicks head coaching job and is obviously off the board.
Still, Hammon is well-respected in the league and comes from a Gregg Popovich coaching tree that’s gotten a lot of attention in head coach interviews this year. Hammon getting attention from coaches looking to make a change seemed inevitable. But it’s historic nonetheless.
