Nick Nurse reportedly pulled out of consideration for the Milwaukee Bucks' head coaching job before they hired Adrian Griffin this weekend.

Nurse is also a candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns. Nurse is considering his options after meeting with both teams this past week.

Nurse previously worked with Daryl Morey and finds the prospect of reuniting enticing, sources tell Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Milwaukee Bucks are progressing forward to hiring Adrian Griffin as their next head coach. Milwaukee fired former coach Mike Budenholzer following their elimination from the playoffs at the hands of the 8th-seeded Miami Heat.

Griffin has been an assistant coach for the last 15 seasons. Griffin started his coaching career with the Bucks in the 2008-09 season. He's spent the last five seasons as an assistant under Nick Nurse with the Toronto Raptors.

Griffin had a nine-year NBA player career. He played for the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics during his NBA career.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly "intrigued" by the Milwaukee Bucks potentially hiring Adrian Griffin as the franchise's next head coach, according to Marc Stein of Substack.

Griffin is currently an assistant with the Raptors.

The Bucks have narrowed down their candidates to Nick Nurse, Kenny Atkinson, and Griffin.

Stein adds that the Bucks are the closest to hiring a candidate out of the five teams currently without a head coach.  

The Milwaukee Bucks have narrowed their head coach search down to Nick Nurse, Kenny Atkinson and Adrian Griffin. The Bucks are searching for a replacement for Mike Budenholzer.

These trio of coaches will be part of final conversations with Milwaukee leadership this week.

Nurse is also a strong candidate for the Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers.

Atkinson is currently an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors and was previously a head coach with the Brooklyn Nets until his dismissal in 2020.

Griffin is currently an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. 

Adrian Griffin is among the candidates to advance to the second round of interviews for the head coaching search of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Griffin is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. 

The Bucks are expected to discuss the candidates still under consideration with Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

Nick Nurse will meet with the Philadelphia 76ers this week and is also expected to meet with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns.

Nurse was let go by the Toronto Raptors after five seasons with the franchise, winning the championship in his first campaign.

Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Nurse "is expected to be in high demand and could possibly have his job to choose from, essentially his own selection process."

Daryl Morey hired Nurse to coach the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2011.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski also reported he expects Nurse to get at least one offer from one of the teams interesting in hiring him.

The Milwaukee Bucks will interview Will Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

Weaver is currently head coach of Paris Basketball of the top division in France and was previously head coach of the Long Island Nets.

Jon Horst is reportedly in no rush to hire a new head coach and has an extensive list of candidates. 

Charles Lee, Kelvin Sampson, Joseph Blair, Kenny Atkinson, Chris Quinn and Kevin Young are among the other candidates for the job to replace Mike Budenholzer. 

The Milwaukee Bucks interviewed Kelvin Sampson and Joseph Blair for their head coaching vacancy this week.

Sampson spent six seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach before returning to college basketball at Houston. Sampson spent three seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Sampson has history and a relationship with Bucks general manager Jon Horst, who was a member of the front office when Sampson worked on Scott Skiles' coaching staff between 2008 and 2011.

Blair is an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards and won a 2019 G League title with Rio Grande Valley.

The Bucks also have Charles Lee, Kenny Atkinson, Scott Brooks, Adrian Griffin, Chris Quinn, Kevin Young and James Borrego on their list of candidates.

The Milwaukee Bucks have received permission from the Phoenix Suns to interview Kevin Young for their head coaching vacancy.

Young is also a candidate for the Toronto Raptors' vacancy, while he is also expected to interview with the Suns.

Young is considered one of the strongest candidates during this coaching cycle.

The Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors each have interest in Monty Williams as head coach, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

Williams was fired by the Phoenix Suns after their second round exit.

Williams has three years and $21 million remaining on his contract with the Suns. Williams will focus on family time for now after being fired.