Budenholzer is the third NBA head coach to win a title with one team and then coach the team they beat, following Phil Jackson and Bill Fitch.
Budenholzer led Milwaukee Bucks to victory against Phoenix Suns in 2021 NBA Finals.
Budenholzer's tenure in Milwaukee saw two Eastern Conference finals and a regular season record of 391-271.
Budenholzer was previously fired by Bucks after five seasons with a record of 58-24 and as Eastern Conference No. 1 seed.
Budenholzer will be charged with getting more out of Suns' All-Star trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal.
Mike Budenholzer is the new coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Suns fired Frank Vogel after one season.
Suns went 49-33 in regular season but were swept out of first round by Minnesota last year.
Mike Budenholzer, a native of Arizona and the coach who led the Milwaukee Bucks to victory against the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals, has been hired as the new head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Budenholzer was previously fired by the Bucks after five seasons despite a record of 58-24 and being the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed.
Budenholzer's tenure in Milwaukee saw him compile a regular season record of 391-271 and lead the team to two Eastern Conference finals. He is only the third NBA head coach to win a title with one team and then coach the team they beat, following in the footsteps of Phil Jackson and Bill Fitch.
The Suns, who went 49-33 in the regular season but were swept out of the first round by Minnesota last year, fired Frank Vogel after one season. Budenholzer's hiring comes with significant pressure and expectations for the team, which has never won an NBA championship.
Budenholzer will be charged with getting more out of the Suns' All-Star trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. The group failed to mesh under Vogel in the 2023-24 season and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Budenholzer has a winning percentage of 60.4% in his NBA coaching career, which ranks 12th best among coaches who have coached at least three seasons and 8th best among those who have been a head coach for at least ten seasons.
Mike Budenholzer is the new head coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Mike Budenholzer is a native of Holbrook, Arizona.
Mike Budenholzer was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks after the 2023-24 season despite a record of 58-24 and being the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed.
Mike Budenholzer has a regular season record of 391-271 in Milwaukee from 2018-23 and went to two Eastern Conference finals.
Mike Budenholzer is only the third NBA head coach to win a title with one team and then coach the team they beat. Phil Jackson and Bill Fitch are the others.
Mike Budenholzer has a winning percentage of 60.4% in his NBA coaching career, which ranks 12th best among coaches who have coached at least three seasons and 8th best among those who have been a head coach for at least 10 seasons.
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The article contains some inflammatory rhetoric and an appeal to authority, but no formal or blatant logical fallacies were found. The author mentions that Budenholzer guided Milwaukee to the NBA title and beat the Suns in the Finals, implying that this is a significant accomplishment. This is an example of inflammatory rhetoric as it attempts to evoke strong emotions from readers without providing any new or substantial information. Additionally, the author mentions Budenholzer's winning percentage and his place in NBA history as evidence of his coaching ability, which is an appeal to authority.
]The most similar path to Budenholzer’s, though, is Bill Fitch.[
His 60.4% winning percentage is 12th best in NBA history among coaches who have coached at least three seasons and eighth-best among those who have been a head coach for at least 10 seasons.
