2023 Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coaches and Coaching Staff

Adrian Griffin is the current head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin was appointed on the 5th of June 2023.

Prior to joining the Bucks as their mentor, the former player was serving as the assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. He helped the Raptors to win their championship title in 2019.

Griffin started his coaching career in 2008 with the Bucks. Primarily he was appointed as the assistant for the team and was with the franchise until 2010.

After leaving the franchise, the small forward mentored for a total of 4 different NBA teams. He was an assistant coach for all those 4 clubs before joining back to the Bucks.

Not only that, But Adrian has quite some international exposure too. He was among the assistant coaches who led the country to their 2014 FIBA World Cup victory.

The roster managed to earn a gold in the tournament. The team included some now-famous NBA players like Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.

It is Griffin's past performance that has attracted the bucks to him. The head coach was reportedly offered a salary of 4 million per annum in the multi-year deal with the franchise.

Not only as a mentor but the coach has quite impressive achievements as a player too. He started his professional journey in the USBL in 1996.

He even played in other major leagues of the country like the CBA and NBA. Griffin was named the MVP of the 1999 finals in CBA and even helped the team to the title in the same year.

Adrian was the MVP of that whole season too. However, most of his personal records are only in CBA. 

The present head coach ended his NBA career as a player in the Milwaukee Bucks after he was traded to the team on the 13th of August 2008.

Milwaukee Bucks coaching panel includes Adrian Griffin, Josh Oppenheimer, Terry Stotts and Joe Prunty. Griffin is the head of all of these staff and crews.

Along with the head coach, there are a total of 8 assistants on the team which are listed below:

• Terry Stotts
• Joe Prunty
• Patrick Mutombo
• Dj Bakker
• Nate Mitchell
• Vin Baker
• Josh Oppenheimer
• Sidney Dobner

Terry Stotts

Terry Stotts joined the franchise as an assistant in 2023. Stotts was previously operating as the head coach for Blazers until 2021.

The new assistant started his journey as a mentor in 1990 where he was an assistant for Albany Patroons. Linn's career kicked off when he was offered the role of lead coach for the Atlanta Hawks in 2002.

In addition to that, Stotts was previously working as the head coach for the Bucks back in 2005 until 2007. It was his second time as the lead in his career.

In his previous adventures, Stotts assisted his team in 2011 in winning an NBA championship.

Joe Prunty

Joe Prunty is a newly added assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023. He was previously with the Atlanta Hawks as their interim head mentor.

Prunty started his career back in 1996. He was primarily appointed as the associate coach by the San Antonio Spurs.

Joe was also appointed by the Bucks back in 2014 as their associate mentor. During his tenure in the Bucks, Joe was even appointed as an interim head coach for the team in 2018.

In his whole career as a mentor, he has assisted the Spurs in their 3 NBA titles.

Patrick Mutombo

Patrick Mutombo recently joined the Bucks as an assistant coach in 2023. Moutumbo was assisting the Phoenix Suns prior to joining the club.

The previous small forward started his coaching journey in 2011 as an assistant for the Metro State. He was serving as a subordinate before he was appointed as the head mentor for a G-league team the Raptors 905 in 2020. 

The new associate coach for the team had assisted the Toronto Raptors in their NBA victory of 2019.

Dj Bakker

Bakker is a new addition to the coaching staff of the Bucks. He recently Joined in 2023, the assistant coach was previously associated with the Detroit Pistons.

DJ had joined the Pistons back in 2018 for the Player development role. It was his first role in his mentoring journey.

Starting from player development, he was later promoted to assistant coach by Pistons in 2020. Bakker was working under Dwane Casey in the Pistons for three years.

Jon Horst is the general manager for the Milwaukee Bucks. Horst was promoted to his role by the recommendation from the club owner Wesley Edens.

Bucks have a group of people working at their front house. Those Individuals are listed below:

• Wesley Edens - Owner
• Jimmy Haslam - Owner
• Jon Horst - General Manager
• Ron Walter - Executive Vice President of Business Administration
• John Steinmiller - Executive vice president of Operations
• Mark Lesorgen - Associate Counsel
• Mike McCarthy - Chief Operating Officer
• Sarah Rubenstein - Office/Operations Manager

Wesley Edens

Wesley Edens is the co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. Edens along with Marc Lasry purchased the franchise in 2014 for $550 million.

The co-owner of the franchise also built a new home arena called the Fiserv Forums in 2018. Also, he was the one responsible for hiring the present manager of the team Horst in 2017.

Welsey's net worth was valued at $4 billion by Forbes in September of 2023. 

Jimmy Haslam

James Haslam III is a co-owner of the franchise after purchasing a stake from Marc Lasry in 2023. Haslam purchased the stake in the company along with his wife.

The co-owner is also a sports executive and is active with many of his other business ventures. His net worth was calculated at about $8.7 billion by Forbes in September of 2023.

Jon Horst

Jonathan Horst is the General Manager for the franchise. He was promoted by the Bucks on the 16th of June 2017.

Horst was previously working as the Director of Basketball Operations for the club from 2008 to 2017. Prior to joining the franchise, he was with the Pistons as their Manager of Basketball Operations.

During his tenure with the club, the club's GM was awarded the NBA Executive of the Year in 2019 and was also present during the team's 2021 NBA victory.

The history of coaches in Milwaukee Bucks shows that Larry Costello was the first head coach for the franchise. Costello led the team to their first NBA title.

He served the club from 1968 until 1976. He was the most successful mentor in the history of the franchise.

Larry guided the roster in their 674 games. While he was with the franchise, the team was winning around 61.7% of their NBA playoff games. It is the highest winning percentage for any coach in Bucks history.

During his tenure at the club, Larry was even appointed as the lead mentor for the NBA all-star Games. He was appointed once in 1971 and also in 1974.

In addition to that, the club secured an NBA trophy and 2 conference titles during his era. Costello also led the club to their 5 division titles.

After Costello, Don Nelson was appointed as the head coach of the franchise. Nelson was with the team from 1976 to 1987.

During his contract with the franchise, Don had mentored the roster in 884 matches. Most by anyone in the club's history.

Don was very proficient for the team as he was awarded the NBA Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985. He is also among the top 10 coaches in the history of the NBA.

Following the departure of Nelson, Del Harris Joined the club. He guided the team for a total of 345 games. He was not so impactful for the franchise but is among the mentors inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Later, In 2018 Mike Budenholzer was appointed as the head coach for the franchise. Mike was another Significant head mentor for the club.

The coach was affiliated with the franchise from 2018 to 2023. He guided the team for a total of 391 games.

Eventually, Mike was awarded the NBA Coach of 2019. In addition to that, he guided the roster to their second NBA title in 2021.

Here is the list of all the head coaches that have been associated with the franchise so far: