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Melbourne United Names Bucks Champ Assistant Dave Joerger

5/25/2026

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Melbourne United have named ex-NBA head coach Dave Joerger, now a Bucks assistant, as top candidate to replace Dean Vickerman.
Joerger, 52, led the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings after serving as a Grizzlies assistant (2007-2013).
He won the 2024 NBA championship with the Bucks as an assistant, the 2007 D-League title with the Dakota Wizards, and previously tried to recruit Joe Ingles to Memphis in 2013.

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Melbourne United have named ex-NBA head coach Dave Joerger, now a Bucks assistant, as top candidate to replace Dean Vickerman.
Joerger, 52, led the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings after serving as a Grizzlies assistant (2007-2013).
He won the 2024 NBA championship with the Bucks as an assistant, the 2007 D-League title with the Dakota Wizards, and previously tried to recruit Joe Ingles to Memphis in 2013.