Report: Mike Budenholzer emerges as candidate for Bucks, Raptors jobs

Mike Budenholzer will be pleading his case for some other team soon enough. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

Credit: Henry P. Taylor

Credit: Henry P. Taylor

Mike Budenholzer will be pleading his case for some other team soon enough. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

Former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has become the focus of the Milwaukee Bucks’ and Toronto Raptors’ coaching searches, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday.

This week, the Raptors will open conversations with Budenholzer and the Bucks will continue conversations that began in early May when Budenholzer was first reported to be of interest to the team, according to Wojnarowski's report.

Budenholzer and the Hawks mutually agreed to part ways on April 25 after recording a 230-219 overall record in five seasons. Budenholzer led the young Hawks team to a 24-58 overall record this season, tied for the third-worst record in the NBA.