Mark Jackson will get another opportunity to land a second chance as an NBA coach.
He will interview for the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching job, according to a report from The Athletic.
The Bucks dismissed Mike Budenholzer as coach earlier this month following a first-round gentleman’s sweep to the No. 8 seed Miami Heat despite being the Eastern Conference favorites.
Jackson, 58, currently an NBA analyst for ESPN, hasn’t been a head coach in the league for nearly 10 seasons.
His only stint in the role was with the Golden State Warriors from 2011-2014, where he memorably led the pre-dynasty era Warriors to 51 wins in 2013-14 and was canned following a first-round exit.
He was subsequently replaced by Steve Kerr, who led the team to four championships since.
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On multiple occasions, he has voiced his intent to coach again.
Jackson interviewed for the Sacramento Kings coaching job last year, where he was a finalist. He also has had interviews over the years with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, among others.
If hired, he’d be coaching NBA superstar and former two-time MVP Giannis Antetokoumnpo.
Budenholzer coached the Bucks from 2018-2023, winning an NBA title in 2021, two years after Budenholzer — previous coach of the Atlanta Hawks from 2013-2018 — won his second Coach of the Year Award.
Budenholzer was the Bucks’ longest-tenured head coach since George Karl led the team from 1998-2003, but the team felt it was time to move on.
