MILWAUKEE (AP) To Jon Horst, his interview with Milwaukee Bucks owners for the vacant general manager job felt more like an extended conversation.

He had worked in the organization as the director of basketball operations since 2008. He was usually among those in the room to give former GM John Hammond advice.

Horst, 34, might have been a surprise pick to replace Hammond among observers outside the organization. But there was a sense of familiarity when the franchise formally introduced Horst as the new general manager on Monday.