Apr 22, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)
From the moment Mike Budenholzer entered his third season with the Milwaukee Bucks this season, there was much for he and the Bucks to prove.
The two-time NBA Coach of the Year has helped steward this ongoing renaissance for the Bucks after leading them to the best record in the NBA in each of the last two seasons. For all of that, though, the Bucks have two straight playoff collapses to show for it, even as plenty of extenuating circumstances played into the Bucks’ unraveling to the Miami Heat in last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals.