{"id":806357,"date":"2026-08-08T01:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/806357\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:36:15","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-taylor-jenkins-finalize-coaching-staff-as-one-name-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/806357\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Bucks Taylor Jenkins finalize coaching staff as one name returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Milwaukee Bucks announced their coaching staff earlier on Friday. Under new head coach Taylor Jenkins, only Darvin Ham and head of player development Jack Herum will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/bucks\/news\/milwaukee-bucks-head-coach-taylor-jenkins-finalizes-coaching-staff-for-2026-27-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">return<\/a> to the Bucks for the 2026-27 season. The rest of Milwaukee\u2019s new coaching personnel\u2014including Summer League head coach Pat St. Andrews\u2014are all new hires or returning to Milwaukee after previously leaving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Darvin Ham is the most recognizable name among Jenkins\u2019 assistant coaches. Ham served as the lead assistant coach for four seasons, including Milwaukee\u2019s championship-winning season in 2021. He then spent a turmoil-filled two years in Los Angeles, where, despite posting a winning record across his two seasons in charge, he was fired after a first-round playoff exit. Ham was a candidate to fill the New Orleans Pelicans\u2019 coaching vacancy in the summer, but he ultimately remained in his role as the Bucks\u2019 assistant coach. Ham has worked with Jenkins before in Atlanta for five seasons and in Milwaukee for one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Two of the Bucks\u2019 assistant coaches, St. Andrews and Brad Jones, worked with Jenkins as assistant coaches in Memphis. Others have ties to Milwaukee; Vince Legarza returns to the Bucks after spending the 2024-25 season as an assistant with the Suns, and Schuyler Rimmer spent four seasons with the Bucks from 2018-22 as a video coordinator. Some of the Bucks\u2019 new assistants have experience from around the league. Johnny Carpenter was an assistant for the Indiana Pacers last season but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewhoop.com\/bucks-news\/68332\/bucks-hire-johnny-carpenter-assistant-coach-indiana-pacers-nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">turned down<\/a> the opportunity to coach the Pacers\u2019 Summer League team to join Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">T.J. Ford will also join Milwaukee\u2019s coaching staff, his first coaching role in the NBA. The former eighth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, Ford spent two seasons with Milwaukee as the team\u2019s starting point guard and made 127 appearances, averaging 10 points. After retirement, Ford spent time coaching high school and AAU basketball, including his own Adidas-sponsored team, TJ Ford Elite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Joe Boylan, the highly-touted coach who seemed set to join Jenkins\u2019 coaching staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewhoop.com\/bucks-news\/67719\/cla-expert-joe-boylan-no-longer-joining-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won\u2019t<\/a> join the Bucks. Boylan shifted course in early July to join new coach Dusty May and the Dallas Mavericks,<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dave Joerger, a longtime assistant to Doc Rivers, will take on an assistant coaching job in Denver, while Greg Buckner joins the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks announced their coaching staff earlier on Friday. 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