With Phoenix Suns firing Frank Vogel, is Mike Budenholzer next in line?

It didn't take long for a favorite to emerge in the Phoenix Suns' search for a new head coach after the team announced on Thursday that it had fired Frank Vogel after one season.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned former Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer as a possible replacement for Vogel in his social media post announcing Vogel's firing, writing: "Mike Budenholzer will be prominent part of search."

He later posted: "Budenholzer is emerging as the frontrunner to become the Phoenix Suns’ next coach, sources tell ESPN" and "Budenholzer is the Suns’ target and talks are expected to move quickly, sources tell ESPN. He’s been working to assemble a coaching staff for a return to a head coaching job and that process is also gathering momentum, sources said."

NBA Insider Shams Charania also reported: "Sources tell me Bucks championship head coach Mike Budenholzer is the leader for the Suns' open head coaching role."

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Early odds for the next Suns coach also favored Budenholzer, an Arizona native, to get the job.

Would Budenholzer be a good fit as the next Suns coach?

Social media reacted to the news of his potential candidacy as the next Suns coach with some very different thoughts.

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Mike Budenholzer's Phoenix Suns coach candidacy reaction:

Do you think Mike Budenholzer would be a good choice as the next Phoenix Suns coach?

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