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Adrian Griffin will soon round out the staff of Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.

At 36, Griffin will become one of the youngest bench coaches in the NBA.

“I am very fortunate,” Griffin said. “I was just a player two years ago and now I’m a coach. It’s very competitive to make an NBA team as a player, but it’s even more competitive to become an NBA coach. There are only a few of them (usually five) on each team.

“God has been good to me.”

Griffin had been a behind-the-bench coach for the Bucks.

“The Bucks were supportive and I appreciate them being so kind to me,” he said. “I owe a lot to Scott [Skiles]; he gave me my first coaching opportunity. Scott was great.

“And John Hammond (the Bucks general manager) was excellent. I’m grateful to all of them.”

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