NBA Coach of the Year

The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships from 1956 to 1966.

The most recent award winner is current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault.

[2] Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, and Lenny Wilkens are the only recipients to have been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both player and coach.

[3] Doc Rivers is the only person to win the award despite his team not making the playoffs (41–41 with the Orlando Magic in 1999–2000).

Mike Brown became the first unanimous Coach of the Year recipient in NBA history in the 2022–23 season.

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Hall of Famer Red Auerbach won the award in the 1964–65 season. The award was later named after him.
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Hall of Famer Phil Jackson won the award in the 1995–96 season, coaching the Chicago Bulls to 72 wins in a season.
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Mike D'Antoni led the 2004–05 Phoenix Suns to a 33-win increase from the previous season.
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Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau won the award in the 2010–11 and 2020–21 seasons.
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George Karl led the 2012–13 Denver Nuggets to a 57–25 record without an NBA All-Star.
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Gregg Popovich led the 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs to their 5th NBA championship, and earned his 3rd NBA Coach of the Year Award that same season.