US EditionPistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff falls short in NBA Coach of the Year race
- The NBA will announce its Coach of the Year award on Monday, featuring finalists Kenny Atkinson, J.B. Bickerstaff, and Ime Udoka.
- The finalists earned their nominations by leading significant team improvements, including Atkinson's Cavaliers and Bickerstaff's Pistons making the playoffs.
- Starting the season with an undefeated 15-0 streak, Atkinson guided Cleveland to the top record in the Eastern Conference; meanwhile, Bickerstaff transformed Detroit from a 14-win team to a 44-win playoff contender, and Udoka successfully ended Houston’s five-year absence from the postseason.
- Shortly after the regular season concluded, a group of 100 league journalists and broadcasters cast their votes for coach of the year, with the final results set to be revealed during a TNT broadcast after 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
- This season marks the best coach of the year voting finishes in NBA history for all three finalists, who have never won the award before but have received votes previously.
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The Macomb Daily
Atkinson edges Bickerstaff and Udoka to win NBA Coach of the Year
By TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated Press Kenny Atkinson went through a winless preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers and wondered if his team would be any good. Turns out, they were better than good. And their coach — he was the NBA’s best this season. Atkinson is now an NBA Coach of the Year winner, announced Monday night as this year’s recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy. Atkinson led Cleveland to a 15-0 start to the season — one of three winning…
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Cleveland's Kenny Atkinson wins NBA's Coach of the Year award.
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland's Kenny Atkinson wins NBA's Coach of the Year award.
Atkinson wins Coach of Year in debut with Cavs
Cleveland's Kenny Atkinson, who watched from the sideline as Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley had All-Star seasons for the Cavaliers, has been named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the team to 64 wins and the top seed in the East.
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