After main the Milwaukee Bucks to the franchise’s first NBA championship in 50 years, coach Mike Budenholzer has signed a multiyear contract extension with the crew.
The deal, introduced Tuesday evening, is for 3 years, sources instructed ESPN.
Budenholzer — who was coming into the ultimate yr of his contract — now ties himself to the Bucks by the 2024-25 season. His extension punctuates three seasons that embody a visit to the Japanese Convention finals and the championship victory over the Phoenix Suns in July.
“The appreciation I’ve for being part of the Bucks group is tough to specific,” Budenholzer mentioned in a press release. “The gamers make the success occur on and off the court docket. We now have the very best gamers and to them I’m grateful. They’ve grown and we have grown collectively over the past three seasons.
“All of us cannot wait to get again to work and face the good problem of competing once more for an NBA Championship. … Let’s maintain getting higher and constructing nice groups and doing nice work on and off the court docket.”
A two-time NBA Coach of the 12 months, Budenholzer is 31-17 within the playoffs as Bucks coach, together with the 2021 NBA title and journeys to the convention finals and semifinals. He’s 172-65 as Bucks coach within the common season.
“Bud is a good coach and a improbable associate to work with on daily basis as we construct a crew that constantly competes for championships,” mentioned Bucks common supervisor Jon Horst. “We’re extraordinarily grateful for the management Bud supplies, and we look ahead to constructing on the success we have had over the past three years and congratulate Bud on this well-deserved extension.”
Earlier than arriving in Milwaukee in 2018, Budenholzer led the Hawks to the playoffs in 4 of his 5 seasons in Atlanta. He had a 213-197 file with the Hawks.