Bucks fire head coach Mike Budenholzer

Bucks fire head coach Mike Budenholzer

Team decides to part ways after loss to No. 8-seeded team

Updated: 6:05 PM CDT May 4, 2023

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WORK. BACK NOW WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS FROM THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. THE TEAM CONFIRMS IT HAS FIRED HEAD COACH MIKE BUDENHOLZER. BIG 12 SPORTS DIRECTOR DARIO MELENDEZ JOINS US NOW AT THE DESK. AND JERRY, WE JUST RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM THE BUCKS YEAH BUCKS GENERAL MANAGER JOHN HOARSE CALLS THIS, QUOTE, A VERY DIFFICULT CHANGE. THE STATEMENT READS, QUOTE, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CULTURE OF WINNING AND LEADERSHIP THAT BUD HELPED CREATE IN MILWAUKEE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REFOCUS AND REORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS AS WE CONTINUE BUILDING TOWARD OUR NEXT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON. NOW, COACH BUD SPENT FIVE YEARS WITH THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, HELPING BRINGING THEM REALLY TO RELEVANCY. YOU REMEMBER HE WAS HIRED BACK IN MAY OF 2018. THE BUCKS REALLY DIDN’T HAVE ANY ANSWERS WHEN COACH BUD CAME. HE COMES THREE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE TOP SEED IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. YOU AND YOUR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN 50 YEARS BACK IN 2021. HIS FIRST YEAR, 1819. HE’S THE COACH OF THE YEAR. SO COACH BUD HAD A MASSIVE IMPACT ON THIS TEAM. 271 WINS, THREE MOST IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. HIS 69 WIN PERCENTAGE THE BEST BY ANY COACH THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS HAVE EVER HAD. BUT AFTER ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING POSTSEASON SHOWING, YOU’RE THE TOP SEED, JUST THE SIXTH TOP SEED IN NBA HISTORY TO BE OUSTED IN THE FIRST ROUND, IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE, ACCORDING TO JOHN HORSE AND NOW COACH BUD NO LONGER THE COACH OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. ALSO KNEW THAT WE DON’T HAVE PLAYER

Bucks fire head coach Mike Budenholzer

Team decides to part ways after loss to No. 8-seeded team

Updated: 6:05 PM CDT May 4, 2023

The Milwaukee Bucks confirm they are parting ways with head coach Mike Budenholzer. The team released a statement saying: “The decision to make this change was very difficult,” said Bucks general manager Jon Horst. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.”“This is an opportunity for us to refocus and reenergize our efforts as we continue building toward our next championship season.”The Bucks only won one playoff game in their first round defeat to number 8-seed Miami Heat. Milwaukee finished the season with a 58-24 record, the best regular season record in the NBA. He joined the Bucks in 2018. He coached the Bucks to an NBA Championship in 2021.

MILWAUKEE —

The Milwaukee Bucks confirm they are parting ways with head coach Mike Budenholzer.

The team released a statement saying:

“The decision to make this change was very difficult,” said Bucks general manager Jon Horst. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.”

“This is an opportunity for us to refocus and reenergize our efforts as we continue building toward our next championship season.”

The Bucks only won one playoff game in their first round defeat to number 8-seed Miami Heat.

Milwaukee finished the season with a 58-24 record, the best regular season record in the NBA.

He joined the Bucks in 2018. He coached the Bucks to an NBA Championship in 2021.