The sheer amount of talent in the NBA is off the charts, but only a select few coaches can get all that talent to work together and buy into a system. Heading into the 2023-24 season, OKC Thunder head coach Mark Daineault was handed one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, and by getting them to the number one seed in the Western Conference, he earned himself the Coach of the Year Award.
The Coach of the Year Award is not just handed to the coach whose team had the best record. In fact, plenty of factors could go into it, including whether a team exceeded expectations or found success despite dealing with a plethora of injuries.
With multiple factors influencing the award, there are plenty of candidates for Coach of the Year entering the 2024-25 season. Once the top sportsbooks release the odds for the award, we will update them below.
Season | Coach | Team |
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2023-24 | Mark Daigneault | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2022-23 | Mike Brown | Sacramento Kings |
2021-22 | Monty Williams | Phoenix Suns |
2020-21 | Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks |
2019-20 | Nick Nurse | Toronto Raptors |
2018-19 | Mike Budenholzer | Milwaukee Bucks |
2017-18 | Dwane Casey | Toronto Raptors |
2016-17 | Mike D'Antoni | Houston Rockets |
2015-16 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors |
2014-15 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks |