Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer made NBA history in their win over the Atlanta Hawks.
After guiding his Bucks to a 115-107 victory over the lowly Hawks, Budenholzer becomes just the seventh head coach to win at least 60 games with multiple teams.
The Bucks notch their 60th win of the season, defeating the Hawks 115-107. Mike Budenholzer joins Pat Riley (3), Phil Jackson, K.C. Jones, Mike D'Antoni, Don Nelson, Rick Adelman as the only head coaches to win 60 games with multiple franchises (h/t @ESPNStatsInfo)
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) April 8, 2019
Mike Budenholzer won 60 games as the head coach of the Hawks during the 2014-15 NBA season — his second with the team. Back then, Atlanta didn't have a bonafide superstar and only relied on players such as Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver and Al Horford to carry the load.
Thanks to his leadership, the Hawks advanced to the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers swept them on their way to the 2015 NBA Finals.
Mike Budenholzer's win total declined steadily in his next three seasons in Atlanta and he eventually “agreed to part ways” with the team on April 26, 2018.
Just three weeks later, the Bucks hired him to become the 16th head coach in franchise history. At the time, the Bucks made consecutive playoff appearances, losing in the first round each time.
With the emergence of Giannis Antetokounmpo as an MVP candidate, the Bucks soared to unprecedented heights in the 2018-19 NBA season.
The Bucks also have secured the East's top seed. If the playoffs began today, they will face the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons (39-41) in the first round.
Joining the ranks of Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, K.C. Jones and Don Nelson is quite an accomplishment for Mike Budenholzer. It's hard to imagine he won just 24 games with the Hawks last season. Now, he's on the verge of leading the Bucks to their second NBA title.
It just goes to show you anything can happen in the NBA.
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