{"id":440831,"date":"2025-05-06T08:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=440831"},"modified":"2025-05-06T08:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:02:13","slug":"kenny-atkinson-wins-nba-coach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/kenny-atkinson-wins-nba-coach-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Atkinson wins NBA Coach of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1528\"><strong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1330\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Kenny <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Atkinson<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">has <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">been <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">named <\/span><strong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1371\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">NBA <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Coach <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Year<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">after <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">incredible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">season <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">his <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">first <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><strong data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1449\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Cleveland <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Cavaliers<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">He <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">received <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">59 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">first-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">place <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">votes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">beat <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">out <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">J.<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">B. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Bickerstaff <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Ime <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Udoka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1725\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Atkinson <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">brought <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">out <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">best <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">his <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">stars <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">bench, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">unlocking <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Evan <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Mobley <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">managing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">minutes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">efficiently. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Cavaliers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">had <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">three <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">All-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Stars <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">set <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">multiple <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">winning <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">streaks <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">across <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1873\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Cleveland <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">swept <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Miami <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">first <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">round, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">setting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">NBA <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">record. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">It&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">franchise&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">first <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Coach <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">award <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">since <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Mike <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Brown <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 2024-25 NBA Coach of the Year is\u2026 Kenny Atkinson! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AvyikvExc\">pic.twitter.com\/6AvyikvExc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1919521021926822265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cavaliers&#8217; head coach earns the top honor after a record-breaking season. 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