According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks and general manager Jon Horst have agreed to a contract extension to keep him with the organization for the foreseeable future.

Currently, the deal is known as a “multi-year contract,” it’s unknown the exact years of the deal.

For those that did not know, Horst’s previous contract was set to expire. For Milwaukee, securing an extension with him was very important.

Horst has been with the Bucks since 2017, as he’s had a lengthy, successful resume. Most notably winning an NBA championship with the franchise, securing multiple contracts with Giannis Antetokounmpo, strategically landing Damian Lillard, and making key moves to keep Milwaukee a top-five team in an ever-evolving Eastern Conference.

Plus, in all eight seasons of his tenure with the team, Milwaukee has made the playoffs. Horst has a .647 win percentage, which is second-best in the league during that eight year time frame.

In 2024, the Detroit Pistons tried persuading him to join their team. Then, most recently, the Phoenix Suns were having their eyes set on Horst and trying to get him to join their franchise.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks will have the much needed return of Damian Lillard for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers.

Lillard has not played since March 18th due to deep vein thrombosis. Despite developing the blood clots, he was recently taken off of blood-thinning medication and being able to have early treatment, detecting of the issue, and having specialists being able to treat Lillard even before a formal diagnosis.

The Bucks lost 117-98 to Tyrese Haliburton’s team, which caught some fans off guard. Outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s performance, everyone lacked severely. Most notably Kyle Kuzma, who did not record a single statistic in 22 minutes of play.

The 34-year-old averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists, and 1.2 steals in 58 appearances.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks could see the return of Damian Lillard very soon. In fact, there is a concrete timeline of when he could return.

After his recent progress on treatment for deep vein thrombosis, Lillard has a real shot of playing in Game 2 or Game 3 of the first round. With him being out since March 18th, nobody knew exactly how serious or how long he would be out for.

Game 2 is on Tuesday, with Game 3 being on Friday. With the doctors giving him a clean bill of health, Lillard can now ramp up the contact practices and set his sights on playing as soon as next week.