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Bucks GM John Hammond will give second interviews to head coaching candidates Larry Drew, KelvinSampson and Steve Clifford this week. (Gary Dineen/Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks have scheduled second interviews with three head coaching candidates, according toYahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: Hawks coach Larry Drew, Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson andLakers assistant Steve Clifford.Clifford will re-visit Milwaukee on Tuesday, while Sampson andDrew will return on Wednesday, the report states.Drew, who has led the Hawks to a 128-102 record in threeseasons, is expected to leave Atlanta when his contract expireson June 30.Sampson and Clifford appear to have the strongest ties to theBucks. Both are “strong candidates” for the Bobcats’ job, but aremore attracted by the Bucks’ opening, according to Wojnarowski.Clifford joined the Lakers last season after five years as anassistant under Stan Van Gundy in Orlando, while Sampsonenjoyed his greatest success as a head coach at Oklahoma for 13years.Milwaukee let go of interim head coach Jim Boylan, who replacedthe fired Scott Skiles in January, after its first-round loss to theHeat.From the report:Bucks general manager John Hammond has a stronger history with Sampson – who spent two years onthe Milwaukee staff under Scott Skiles – but has been increasingly impressed with the possibilities withClifford, sources said. Clifford has come strongly recommended by three former coaching colleagues thatHammond respects – Chicago’s Tom Thibodeau and Stan and Jeff Van Gundy.In his two years in Houston, Sampson has grown as an NBA coach after decades of success in the collegegame. He had a strong run as the Rockets’ interim coach, while Kevin McHale had to leave the team forseveral weeks.Tags: Kelvin Sampson, Larry Drew, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Steve Clifford

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