Overview
- The Athletic reported Saturday that Taylor Jenkins will retain veteran assistant Darvin Ham and add Joe Boylan and Patrick St. Andrews to his coaching staff, a development confirmed by local outlets over the weekend.
- Joe Boylan is expected to lead player-development work using a constraints-led approach that Jenkins used in Memphis, while Patrick St. Andrews brings prior Bucks experience and rotation management skills.
- Darvin Ham returns as a continuity piece after serving on Milwaukee’s 2018–2022 staff, leaving for and then being fired by the Lakers, and rejoining the Bucks in 2024 as Doc Rivers’ lead assistant.
- Team coverage frames the trio of hires as an early effort to reset culture and stabilize coaching with an emphasis on developing young players and the team’s top-10 draft pick.
- The coaching plan takes shape against an uncertain offseason that could reshape the roster, including reports the Bucks are receptive to trade calls for Giannis Antetokounmpo, which will affect how the staff’s work translates to on-court decisions.