The Milwaukee Bucks are steamrolling their way through the NBA as we get set to hit the All-Star break in the 2019-20 season, and may well be set to burst their way into the history books by winning over 70 games on the campaign.
Those facts have created plenty of well-deserved buzz around Giannis Antetokounmpo as a likely repeat winner of the league’s Most Valuable Player award, but the 25-year-old isn’t the only Bucks figure who should be considered as a strong contender to retain the accolade they earned in 2018-19.
In that regard, although there hasn’t been very much discussion about it so far, it’s certainly time that Mike Budenholzer’s case as Coach of the Year starts to gain meaningful momentum.