Bucks, GM Jon Horst reportedly agree to multi-year contract extension

The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with general manager Jon Horst, ESPN reported Thursday. 

The move comes with the Bucks in the midst of yet another playoff run. Since Horst's tenure with the team began ahead of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Bucks have reached the postseason every year, winning the NBA championship in 2021. In his eight seasons with the team, Horst has compiled a 412-225 record in Milwaukee.

The team's championship run in the 2020-21 NBA season remains one of Horst's biggest moments with the franchise. But that would not have been possible without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Prior to the 2020-21 season, Antetokounmpo's contract situation dominated the headlines. He had one year left on his deal, and would hit the free-agent market at the end of the season.

There were questions over whether Antetokounmpo would commit to staying in Milwaukee long-term. While the team performed well in its previous two seasons, it fell short in the playoffs both times. Some believed Antetokounmpo would leave to play in a bigger market, or try and force his way to a team with massive star power.

But Antetokounmpo defied the odds and stayed in Milwaukee, signing a five-year, $228.2 million supermax extension with the franchise. He furthered his loyalty to the team in 2023, inking a three-year, $186 million extension to stick with the Bucks. 

Both contracts have worked out extremely well for both sides. The Bucks not only won the 2020-21 NBA championship, but have been a constant threat to take home the Larry O'Brien trophy each season since. Antetokounmpo has given Milwaukee MVP-caliber performances in every season since his supermax deal, finishing in the top-4 of the voting every year.

While winning the NBA championship would be an easy legacy-defining moment for most general mangers, convincing Antetokounmpo to stay in Milwaukee ahead of that pivotal 2020-21 NBA season might be Horst's biggest moment with the franchise. 

This story will be updated.