All you need to know about the NBA's Coach of the Year Award, including the latest odds, past winners, when the award is announced, and more.

2023/24 NBA Coach of the Year Odds

Jamahl Mosley	+500
Mark Daigneault	+500
Chris Finch	+600
Ime Udoka	+600
Rick Carlisle	+900
Nick Nurse	+1000
Joe Mazzulla	+1100

Jamahl Mosley +500

The Orlando Magic have crushed expectations early this year en route to a 13-5 record, good for third in the Eastern Conference.

Head coach Jamahl Mosley has been a key figure in their ascent from finishing 13th in the East last year, and he's seen improvements from most of his players, namely Paolo Banchero, Goga Bitadze, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs.

Mark Daigneault +500

Another head coach guiding a young team to surprising levels is Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC is fourth in the West with a 11-6 record.

Under Daigneault's watch, center Chet Holmgren has seen his Rookie of the Year odds (-130) grow shorter than those of Victor Wembanyama (-105). Plus, Daigneault has helped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Isaiah Joe, and Luguentz Dort improve their games.

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Chris Finch +600

The Minnesota Timberwolves' 13-4 record is good for first in the Western Conference, and with much of the same roster as last year, a lot of credit has to go to head coach Chris Finch.

His most important task heading into the season was getting big men Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns to co-exist. He's done that, as well as further boosting the skills of Anthony Edwards and turning Naz Reid into a dangerous option off the bench.

Ime Udoka +600

The Houston Rockets are very young, and after three dismal years under Stephen Silas, they jumped at the chance to hire Ime Udoka after he was cast aside by the Boston Celtics. So far, Houston is 8-8 and sitting ninth in the West, a big jump after finishing second-to-last in 2022/23.

This season, 21-year-old Rockets center Alperen Sengun has been a revelation and he has the second-shortest odds for Most Improved Player at +450. His averages of 21.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 5.6 assists are all career highs, and 2021 second-overall draft pick Jalen Green has become a much more efficient player.

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Rick Carlisle +900

Rick Carlisle is in his second stint as Indiana Pacers head coach, and he's leading a young team that has tons of talent and plays hard. The Pacers are currently 9-7 and sit in sixth in the East.

Eight of his players are averaging double-figures in points, and 23-year-old point guard Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 25.9 points and a league-leading 11.9 assists. The Pacers' success has allowed 2023 eighth-overall draft pick Jarace Walker to develop at his own pace without being relied on for success.

Nick Nurse +1000

Nick Nurse was quickly hired to replace Doc Rivers in Philadelphia, and the 76ers are 12-6, fourth in the East, and playing much better basketball than they ever did under Rivers. 

James Harden was traded away from the Sixers shortly after the season started, and 23-year-old guard Tyrese Maxey has picked things up with 27.0 points per game. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid is averaging 32.0 points, and the Sixers are getting to the line more often and making more free-throws than any team in the league.

Joe Mazzulla +1100

Joe Mazzulla's Boston Celtics are first in the East at 14-4, and the two huge additions - Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday - are settling in perfectly alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

The Celtics have lost late in the playoffs in six of the past seven years, including a loss in the 2021/22 NBA Finals. Although the Coach of the Year Award is based on regular season success, Mazzulla will be measured by how far Boston goes in the playoffs.

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.

NBA Coach of the Year Winners 

Season	Coach	Team
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
2013-14	Gregg Popovich	San Antonio Spurs
2012-13	George Karl	Denver Nuggets
2011-12	Gregg Popovich	San Antonio Spurs
2010-11	Tom Thibodeau	Chicago Bulls
2009-10	Scott Brooks	Oklahoma City Thunder
2008-09	Mike Brown	Cleveland Cavaliers
2007-08	Byron Scott	New Orleans Hornets
2006-07	Sam Mitchell	Toronto Raptors
2005-06	Avery Johnson	Dallas Mavericks
2004-05	Mike D'Antoni	Phoenix Suns
2003-04	Hubie Brown	Memphis Grizzlies
2002-03	Gregg Popovich	San Antonio Spurs
2001-02	Rick Carlisle	Detroit Pistons
2000-01	Larry Brown	Philadelphia 76ers
1999-00	Doc Rivers	Orlando Magic
1998-99	Mike Dunleavy	Portland Trail Blazers
1997-98	Larry Bird	Indiana Pacers
1996-97	Pat Riley	Miami Heat
1995-96	Phil Jackson	Chicago Bulls
1994-95	Del Harris	Los Angeles Lakers
1993-94	Lenny Wilkens	Atlanta Hawks
1992-93	Pat Riley	New York Knicks
1991-92	Don Nelson	Golden State Warriors
1990-91	Don Chaney	Houston Rockets
1989-90	Pat Riley	Los Angeles Lakers
1988-89	Cotton Fitzsimmons	Phoenix Suns
1987-88	Doug Moe	Denver Nuggets
1986-87	Mike Schuler	Portland Trail Blazers
1985-86	Mike Fratello	Atlanta Hawks
1984-85	Don Nelson	Milwaukee Bucks
1983-84	Frank Layden	Utah Jazz
1982-83	Don Nelson	Milwaukee Bucks
1981-82	Gene Shue	Washington Bullets
1980-81	Jack McKinney	Indiana Pacers
1979-80	Bill Fitch	Boston Celtics
1978-79	Cotton Fitzsimmons	Kansas City Kings
1977-78	Hubie Brown	Atlanta Hawks
1976-77	Tom Nissalke	Houston Rockets
1975-76	Bill Fitch	Cleveland Cavaliers
1974-75	Phil Johnson	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1973-74	Ray Scott	Detroit Pistons
1972-73	Tom Heinsohn	Boston Celtics
1971-72	Bill Sharman	Los Angeles Lakers
1970-71	Dick Motta	Chicago Bulls
1969-70	Red Holzman	New York Knicks
1968-69	Gene Shue	Baltimore Bullets
1967-68	Richie Guerin	St. Louis Hawks
1966-67	Red Kerr	Chicago Bulls
1965-66	Dolph Schayes	Philadelphia 76ers
1964-65	Red Auerbach	Boston Celtics
1963-64	Alex Hannum	San Francisco Warriors
1962-63	Harry Gallatin	St. Louis Hawks

When is NBA Coach of the Year announced?

The NBA Coach of the Year award is typically announced during the NBA Playoffs. In 2023, the announcement that Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown won the award came on April 19. 

Who votes on the NBA Coach of the Year?

The award is voted on by a panel of sportswriters from the United States and Canada. Each panel member places a vote for their first, second, and third place selections. A first place vote is worth five points, second place worth three, and third place worth one. The coach who finishes with the highest point total is the winner of the award.

NBA Coach of the Year trophy 

The NBA Coach of the Year trophy is known as the Red Auerbach Trophy. It is named after the legendary Boston Celtics coach who won nine NBA championships from 1956 to 1966.

The trophy features a bronze sculpture of Auerbach sitting on a bench with a game plan in one hand and a cigar in the other.