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Larry Drew and Kelvin Sampson both had second interviews with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, but no announcement has been made regarding the teams vacant head coaching position.
Drew coached the Atlanta Hawks for the last three seasons but didn’t have his contract renewed.
Sampson has been an assistant in Houston under coach Kevin McHale for the last two years.
The Milwaukee Bucks plan to bring back three coaching candidates for second interviews this week.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Lakers assistant Steve Clifford will meet with Bucks GM John Hammond tomorrow. Atlanta coach Larry Drew and Houston assistant Kelvin Sampson are scheduled to be back in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
The Bucks fired interim coach Jim Boylan at the end of the season.
Former Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Kelvin Sampson is scheduled to interview for
Kelvin Sampson / Photo: Kevin Jairaj-USA Today Sports
the team’s head coaching job on Thursday.
Sampson is an assistant coach in Houston with the Rockets. Houston’s season ended in the first round of the playoffs against Oklahoma City.
Sampson served as a head coach in the collegiate ranks at Washington State, Oklahoma and most recently Indiana. He left the Hoosiers after two years after a telephone recruiting scandal.
Sampson was then hired by San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich and then Milwaukee’s Scott Skiles.
The Bucks are also expected to talk with former Seattle and Portland coach Nate McMillan. McMillan has already talked with the Detroit Pistons and is considered to be one of the leading candidates there.
The Bucks fired interim coach Jim Boylan and are looking for their 13th head coach in franchise history.