The Hornets are hiring DJ Bakker as the head coach of their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, James Edwards III of The Athletic tweets.
Bakker was on the Bucks coaching staff last season. He was hired as an assistant under first-year head coach Adrian Griffin, who was replaced in midseason by Doc Rivers. Milwaukee didn’t retain Bakker after the season.
Previously, Bakker was on the Pistons’ staff. He was an assistant under Dwane Casey and also had a stint as the head coach of their G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise. Bakker was also on the Raptors’ staff when Casey was the head coach there.