Jake Fischer on Bucks coaching search

> Lue has been often mentioned as a primary target for both the Milwaukee Bucks’ and [Phoenix Suns](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/phoenix/)’ head-coaching jobs, but there is similar pessimism among people familiar with Lue and the Clippers’ front office that the respected play-caller can truly be poached from Los Angeles.

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>Clippers would almost certainly require as compensation for their highly regarded head coach. The Bucks do have a 2029 first-round draft pick still available, which Milwaukee considered using to acquire [Bojan Bogdanovic](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4913) before the February trade deadline, sources said, and that will be a valuable building block as the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement enforces harsher penalties for exorbitant tax bills like the one the Bucks are facing in the near future.

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> Monty Williams, recently fired from Phoenix following the Suns’ second-round defeat to [Denver](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/denver/), is expected to factor prominently in Milwaukee’s decision process, but is [also a candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers’ opening](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/analysis/numerous-nba-teams-interested-monty-williams-following-phoenix-suns-departure). Scott Brooks, the [Portland](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/portland/) assistant who previously held the head job in [Washington](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/washington/) and [Oklahoma City](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/oklahoma-city/), left a strong impression on Milwaukee during his meeting, sources told Yahoo Sports. Frank Vogel, who steered Los Angeles to the 2020 championship, is slated among the interviewees for the Bucks’ job this week, sources said. Former Hornets head coach James Borrego is another name to monitor for Milwaukee, while the Bucks are also interviewing candidates without previous experience leading an NBA bench.

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> the Bucks will also interview Will Weaver, sources told Yahoo Sports, the head coach of Paris Basketball of LNB Pro A who once piloted the Long Island Nets. Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin has already interviewed for the Bucks’ position, sources said. [Other assistants known to be involved in Milwaukee’s search](https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=8b9dfafd-e7b1-4ac1-bb73-50d55c74d82d&siteId=us-sports&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=ESPN&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI4YjlkZmFmZC1lN2IxLTRhYzEtYmI3My01MGQ1NWM3NGQ4MmQiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXNwbi5jb20vbmJhL3N0b3J5L18vaWQvMzc2NzIxMjkvbWlsd2F1a2VlLWJ1Y2tzLWludGVydmlldy1ob3VzdG9uLWtlbHZpbi1zYW1wc29uLWhlYWQtY29hY2hpbmctam9iIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIzMDcxZWJmMC0wYzViLTQ5YzItOWMzMS0yMTg1MmNiZDQxZjMifQ&signature=AQAAAUqQgOS3w2N1JDO_D5LAlaLbMUQYNOJYxJOnn86vOzgn&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F37672129%2Fmilwaukee-bucks-interview-houston-kelvin-sampson-head-coaching-job&uuid=AfKZkrfzYpgdt2RB0000) are Kenny Atkinson from the Warriors, [Miami](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/miami/)’s Chris Quinn and Suns associate head coach Kevin Young.

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>Bucks assistant Charles Lee is also expected to draw serious consideration to replace Budenholzer, but remains a finalist for the [Detroit Pistons](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/detroit/)’ head coaching job, too.

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