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Budenholzer is 'living a dream'
Hawks Budenholzer Hir Heal
Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry, right, shakes hands with new head coach Mike Budenholzer during a news conference Wednesday in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — New Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer is "living a dream" as he makes plans to remain with the Spurs through the NBA finals before turning his full focus to his first NBA head coaching job. Budenholzer, the longtime San Antonio assistant, was named the Hawks' coach Tuesday, one day after the Spurs completed a four-game sweep of Memphis in the Western Conference finals. "It's been a pretty amazing 48 hours, I'll be very honest with you," Budenholzer said on Wednesday as he was introduced by Hawks general manager Danny Ferry.