By – Zack Cunningham

One of the big stories of the last month or so has been the coaching search of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Obviously, with Giannis Antetokounmpo heading into his prime years, the next head coach he plays for after the firing of Jason Kidd will play a huge role in the direction of the franchise over the next few years.

Several names that had been associated with the process were former Atlanta Hawks’ head coach Mike Budenholzer and former Charlotte Hornets’ head coach Steve Clifford.

Clearly, the job is an attractive proposition … but enough to draw the eye of Dallas Mavericks’ head coach Rick Carlisle? Surely not.

.@GeryWoelfel – "The hottest name that nobody has talked about is Rick Carlisle…The word going around is that he is interested in the #Bucks job and if that's true it would be a no-brainer. As far as front-runners though, I'm hearing Mike Budenholzer and Monty Williams." — 105.7FM The FAN (@1057FMTheFan) May 8, 2018

I’m not sure where Gery Woelfel puts his ear to get “the word”, but the notion was quickly labeled “absurd” by Mark Cuban through dallasbasketball.com.

Carlisle made a statement late Wednesday denying any interest in the job.

From Rick Carlisle: “Rumors that I have interest in the Milwaukee job are completely inaccurate. I work for Mark Cuban and the Mavericks." — Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) May 10, 2018

Although, Ben Rogers does make a good point …

Fair enough but you wouldn’t be human if you were the coach of an NBA team with a Top 10 pick for back to back years and you weren’t even a tiny bit interested in coaching the Greek Freak. https://t.co/VwqtnhNvBr — Ben Rogers (@BenRogers) May 10, 2018

All of this is to say that Carlisle still has three years left on his 5-year, $35 million extension he signed back in 2015. He is also responsible for Dallas’ only championship and has said repeatedly that he is here to see this current rebuild through.

Mavs’ fans should rest easy as the Bucks near their head coaching decision. Jim Carrey isn’t going anywhere.