Inside the Milwaukee Bucks Locker Room—Bobby Portis Calls for CULTURE RESET and 'Wants a Mike Budenholzer Type' Head Coach

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Bobby Portis calls for a “Mike Budenholzer type” as the Milwaukee Bucks search for their next head coach. Could a familiar coaching blueprint revive locker room culture and restore championship identity in Milwaukee? The ongoing debate spotlights Giannis Antetokounmpo’s influence, front office uncertainty, and questions about the Bucks’ standing among NBA coaching vacancies. Justin Garcia and Camille Davis break down Portis’s candid interview, evaluate Taylor Jenkins as a top contender, and examine why locker room accountability and organizational chemistry went missing after Budenholzer’s departure. Key topics include the risks of hiring first-time coaches, how the Bucks job now compares to other NBA openings, and what moves could keep Giannis committed long-term. Milwaukee’s high-stakes offseason takes center stage—can the Bucks recapture their edge with the right hire? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men. Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at https://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON. 5-Hour ENERGY Get candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	What's that old saying? You don't know what you got until it's gone. Apparently, that applies to the Bucks, too.
0:05.5	If we listen to Bobby Portis in their latest search for a head coach, we dig into the details next.
0:15.7	You are Locked on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked on podcast network,
0:23.0	your team every day.
0:27.3	Welcome into Locked on Bucks.
0:28.8	My name is Justin Garcia, joined as always by Camille Davis.
0:32.5	We thank you for helping make this, the number one sports podcast network in the industry on today's show bobby porter
0:39.3	speaks again i think we're starting to find out who some of these moles were in the locker room
0:46.2	but bobby shares his thoughts on the head coaching search for the buck so we'll dig into what he
0:51.0	had to say there and where does this job rank among what else we expect to be out there this summer?
0:59.5	Because in the past, the Bucks having a head coaching opening means it's number one or towards the top of every single list.
1:07.2	Can we say that anymore?
1:08.7	We'll dig into that coming up a little bit later on in the show.
1:11.9	But we begin with Bobby Portis appearing on his apparently new favorite show.
1:16.9	I would assume he's got to be getting paid for these.
1:19.1	It's like a weekly contract.
1:20.4	It feels like this moment at this point.
1:22.2	Yeah.
1:22.5	And run it back on the,
1:25.0	the Fandwell network there.
1:27.0	And Bobby was asked about the coaching search and what the bucks are looking for now,
1:34.8	that it has become official, although what is not official yet is, was this termination,
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