A first-round exit after finishing with the NBA’s best record cost Mike Budenholzer his job with the Bucks.
Milwaukee fired Budenholzer on Thursday, according to ESPN, following the team’s five-game loss to the Heat in the opening round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
The Bucks went 58-24 during the regular season and are two years removed from the franchise’s first NBA championship since 1971.
The Bucks have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
In his five seasons as the Bucks’ head coach, Budenholzer, 53, had a 271-120 record in the regular season.
Last year Milwaukee fell in the second round to the Celtics in a seven-game series.
They lost in the conference finals to the Raptors in Budenholzer’s first season in 2018-19 and lost in the second round to the Heat the following season.
One of Budenholzer’s brothers died in a car accident before Game 4 against the Heat early last week.