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Sampson, 67, has coached 958 career games with
four teams at the collegiate level, but he also spent six
seasons as assistant coach in the NBA, three of those with the
Bucks (2008-11).
The Bucks have also interviewed Washington Wizards assistant
Joseph Blair for the opening, created when the organization
fired Mike Budenholzer earlier this month after five seasons and
an NBA championship.
Sampson has ties to Bucks general manager Jon Horst, who was a
member of the front office when Sampson was an assistant to
then-head coach Scott Skiles.
Sampson is 657-301 over 30 seasons as head coach of Washington
State (1987-94), Oklahoma (1994-2006), Indiana (2006-08) and
Houston (2014-current).
Blair won a 2019 G League title as head coach of Rio Grande
Valley.
Other candidates for the post are Bucks assistant Charles Lee,
Golden State's Kenny Atkinson, Portland's Scott Brooks,
Toronto's Adrian Griffin, Miami's Chris Quinn, Phoenix's Kevin
Young and former Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego. Newly
unemployed Monty Williams, fired by Phoenix over the weekend,
will also reportedly draw interest from Milwaukee.
Budenholzer, 53, went 271-120 in five seasons in Milwaukee,
making the playoffs every year and winning the title in 2021.
--Field Level Media
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