Jim Boylan will be back on the Milwaukee Bucks' bench next season.

Boylan, who has been a Bucks assistant coach for the last three seasons, has turned down an offer to join the Phoenix Suns coaching staff.

The Suns were one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA last season and were looking at Boylan to fill their newly-created "defensive" coach position.

Boylan, who played a prominent role in the Bucks being one of the best defensive teams in the league last season, had been in discussions with Suns officials for several weeks.

The scuttlebutt is that after negotiations dragged on and the parties couldn't come to an agreement, Boylan decided to sign a new one-year contract with the Bucks.