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Miami Heat assistant coach Chris Quinn is being eyed by the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are considering every option available to them as they search for their next head coach following the dismissal of Mike Budenholzer. And according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks are set to interview the Miami Heat’s longest-tenured assistant coach Chris Quinn.
Trusted lieutenant
The 39-year-old Quinn is a former six-year-pro who played his first three seasons with the Heat before stops in San Antonio, New Jersey, and Cleveland. He has been with the Heat since 2014 when he signed on to become a player development coach before later becoming the Director of Player Development and the most trusted lieutenant of Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.
His outstanding work has apparently caught the eye of the Bucks’ decision-makers, who are actively searching for the right man to fill the head coaching position of a Milwaukee team that is raring to get back to their winning ways after getting eliminated in the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs, despite finishing the regular season with the league’s best record at 58-24.
Highly-esteemed
ESPN writer Kevin Arnovitz had this to say about Quinn in a piece detailing some of the most talented assistant coaches in the NBA today.
"Ask Heat insiders who most embodies the team's culture, and Quinn is commonly the answer (one league source affectionately referred to Quinn as Spoelstra's 'mini-me' for his temperament and organizational skills). He's an emotionally stable leader who inspires confidence in players, as revealed when he filled in for Spoelstra as head coach for a stint in March and April. Quinn received his first interview for a head-coach job with Indiana in 2020, while Washington gave him a look in 2021," wrote Arnovitz.
