Report: Bucks, Head Coach Mike Budenholzer Agree to Three-Year Extension

The head coach led Milwaukee to its first NBA championship in 50 years, and before the Bucks, he led the Hawks to the playoffs in four of his five seasons.

Head coach Mike Budenholzer has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Bucks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. 

The 52-year-old was heading into the final year of his original contract this upcoming season after leading Milwaukee to its first NBA championship in 50 years. The Bucks topped Phoenix, 105-98, in Game Six, and Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player to tally 40 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a playoff game since Shaquille O'Neal in 2001, per ESPN Stats & Info. The forward ended the night with 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks. 

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Budenholzer is a two-time NBA coach of the year, and is 31-17 in the playoffs. Aside from the Bucks' storied offseason run, he led the Hawks to the playoffs in four of his five seasons before heading to Milwaukee. 

Budenholzer 172-65 as Bucks coach in the regular season, and will now be with the franchise through the 2024-25 season.