UPDATE 5/17 3:19 p.m. -- The Bucks have made it official - Mike Budenholzer will be the next head coach.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mike Budenholzer as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.”
- General Manager Jon Horsthttps://t.co/3NVrtreYcG
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 17, 2018
A news conference will be held soon to announce the hire, the team says.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
Former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has agreed to become the next Bucks head coach, an NBA source confirmed to TODAY'S TMJ4.
Bucks President Peter Feigin was on Live at Daybreak Thursday morning and confirmed "we will have an exciting announcement later today."
Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and former Budenholzer had breakfast in Milwaukee Thursday, the NBA source confirmed.
Once the contract is officially signed, the announcement will be made.
Budenholzer has been at the top of the Bucks head coaching candidate list throughout the offseason, and this only affirms the interest from the two sides.
The 2014-2015 NBA coach of the year had his second interview with the Bucks in New York yesterday, according to multiple sources, and this interview, unlike the first included Milwaukee's ownership group.
