Stevens, Tatum up for honors

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, along with Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, are the three finalists for Rookie of the Year.

C’s coach Brad Stevens, Toronto’s Dwane Casey and Jazz coach Quin Snyder make up the three up for Coach of the Year honors.

Houston’s James Harden, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis of New Orleans are the finalists for the NBA’s MVP award.

Harden, who led the league in scoring, has twice been a runner-up for the award, including last year when Russell Westbrook won. James has won the MVP award four times.

The three finalists for the individual awards were announced yesterday. The winners will be announced on June 25 in Santa Monica, California during the NBA Awards show.

Davis was also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year, along with Utah’s Rudy Gobert and Philadelphia center Joel Embiid.

Elsewhere in the NBA — A person familiar with the search tells The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Bucks have reached an agreement with Mike Budenholzer to become the team’s next coach.

The 2015 NBA Coach of the Year will replace Joe Prunty, the former assistant who went 21-16 in the regular season after replacing the fired Jason Kidd in late January.

The deal was first reported by ESPN.

The Bucks lost to Boston in seven games in the first round of the playoffs.

“I think a coaching hire just adds to the momentum that we have as an organization, particularly if it’s the right person and it helps us win the way that we expect to win,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said.