India, March 29 -- Tuomas Iisalo will be named as the Memphis Grizzlies' interim head coach after the NBA side fired Taylor Jenkins on Friday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported, citing sources. Iisalo, a native of Finland, has been the assistant coach for the Grizzlies under Jenkins. The 42-year-old is a former Finnish player and coach.

He was head coach of Paris Basketball in 2024, winning the EuroCup and EuruCup coach of the year.

His appointment comes after the Grizzlies parted ways with Jenkins just ahead of the postseason. "I'm genuinely appreciative of Taylor's contributions to this team and this city over the past six seasons. This was a difficult decision, given the consistent and tangible development of our players and overall suc...