six-player deal involving the Bucks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Oklahoma City Thunder that also sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams to Cleveland, Cleveland's Joe Smith and Milwaukee's Desmond Mason to Oklahoma City, and Cleveland's Damon Jones and Oklahoma City's Luke Ridnour to Milwaukee. Coaching career Shortly after his playing career ended, he was hired by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles as an assistant, where he would work for the next two seasons. On September 9, 2010, he became an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls under Tom Thibodeau, where he coached for five years. Along with working in the NBA, in 2014, Griffin accepted the offer to work with the USA coaching staff that helped win the Gold Medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. This team featured many NBA stars including: Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. On June 26, 2015, he was hired by the Orlando Magic to be their top assistant coach. On June 9, 2016, Adrian Griffin was hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder to be their lead assistant coach under head coach Billy Donovan. On June 25, 2018, Adrian Griffin was hired by the Toronto Raptors to be the lead assistant coach under first-year head coach Nick Nurse. Griffin was an instrumental piece of the Raptors 2019 championship run, where the Toronto defeated the Golden State Warriors in 6 games of the 2019 NBA Finals, yielding Griffin his first championship ring. On April 10, 2022, Griffin served as the acting head coach for the Raptors' final game of the 2021-22 regular season against the Knicks. Personal life Griffin has completed his bachelor's and master's degrees from Seton Hall and is working on his doctorate in leadership studies. Griffin's son Adrian Jr. is a five-star recruit in the class of 2021 and was drafted 16th overall to the Atlanta Hawks in 2022. Griffin’s other son, Alan, played his first two college seasons at Illinois before transferring to Syracuse to continue his collegiate career. His daughter, Aubrey, plays for UConn. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Boston | 72 || 47 || 26.8 || .424 || .281 || .753 || 5.2 || 2.5 || 1.6 || .2 || 6.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Boston | 44 || 0 || 8.6 || .340 || .346 || .750 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 2.1 |-