A week before the season officially began, Terry Stotts, the former head coach of the NBA, abruptly announced his departure from the league as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Following practise on Thursday, Adrian Gryphon, the coach of the Bucks, revealed Stotts’ departure from the Milwaukee team in remarks to media. Gryphon stated that Stotts made the choice to make the transfer but declined to comment on the specifics. As the former Toronto Raptors assistant coach takes over a squad with championship aspirations during his first head coaching gig, Stotts’ expertise was predicted to help Gryphon. The Philadelphia 76ers will be the Bucks’ first opponent of the season on October 26.
In addition, Stotts would have given freshly acquired seven-time all-NBA guard Damian Lillard, who played for Stotts with the Portland Trail Blazers for his first nine NBA seasons, some familiarity. Lillard claimed that on Wednesday, Stotts personally called him to inform him of the relocation.