MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have hired former NBA player DeMarre Carroll and former Utah Jazz assistant coach Vince Leigh Gaza as assistant coaches.
Carroll will be reunited with Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer after playing for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2013-15 season. His 11-season NBA career also includes playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs. Carroll most recently played for San Antonio and Houston in the 2019-20 season.
Legaza spent his final four seasons as an assistant with the Jazz. Before Utah, Legarza spent three seasons in the player development department of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In other moves, the Bucks promoted Charles Lee from assistant to associate head coach, Brian Mueller from chief video coordinator to assistant coach, and Sidney Dobner from assistant video coordinator Promoted to Chief Video Coordinator. This will mark Lee’s ninth season as a Budenholzer employee.
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