The Greensboro Swarm have hired DJ Bakker as their new head coach for the 2024-25 season. Bakker comes to the Swarm from the Milwaukee Bucks, where he worked as an assistant coach last season under Adrian Griffin and Doc Rivers. Before that, he was the head coach of the Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons' G-League team, for two seasons, where he led the team to a 52-44 record and reached the G-League conference semi-finals in 2022.
Bakker doesn't have a direct connection to the new front office and coaching staff in Charlotte, as he hasn't previously worked or coached with anyone there.