Joe Boylan Joins Mavericks to Coach Dallas Summer League Team
The move removes a constraints-led player-development specialist from Milwaukee’s plans, giving Dallas a direct role in evaluating and shaping young talent.
Overview
- Joe Boylan has been hired to Dusty May’s Dallas Mavericks coaching staff and will serve as the team’s Summer League head coach, a fact the Mavericks confirmed in an official announcement.
- Boylan had been expected to reunite with Taylor Jenkins on the Milwaukee Bucks’ staff but opted for Dallas instead, leaving the Bucks to replace a key developmental voice.
- Boylan is known for a constraints-led approach that trains players through game-like decision making rather than rote drills, a method intended to accelerate rookies’ on-court problem solving.
- Milwaukee has assigned Patrick St. Andrews to coach its California Classic Summer League squad while Dallas assumes primary Summer League evaluation with Boylan leading the Mavs.
- Related regional roster notes include the Memphis Grizzlies ruling out rookies Karim Lopez and Walter Clayton for the Salt Lake City summer league and Scotty Pippen Jr. securing a full 2026–27 salary guarantee that shapes Memphis’ offseason planning.