NBA Coach of the Year: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

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.

2024/25 NBA Coach of the Year odds

Joe Mazzulla	+600
Jamahl Mosley	+900
Mark Daigneault	+1100
Nick Nurse	+1100
Chris Finch	+1200
Taylor Jenkins	+1200
Erik Spoelstra	+1500
Ime Udoka	+1500
JJ Redick	+1500
Michael Malone	+1600
Tom Thibodeau	+1600
Gregg Popovich	+1800

Joe Mazzulla, head coach of the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics, is the early favorite to win the 2024/25 NBA Coach of the Year Award.

His team posted the league's best record last season, as well as a net rating comparable to some of the league's greatest teams in history including the 1995/96 Chicago Bulls and 2016/17 Golden State Warriors.

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley is second in the odds after leading his team to a 47-35 record and a playoff berth. He'll look to build on last season's success with the Magic's young roster.

Reigning NBA Coach of the Year Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder has the joint-third-shortest odds to win the award again. He would be the first coach in NBA history to win the award in consecutive seasons.

Nick Nurse of the Philadelphia 76ers has the same odds as Daigneault. Nurse will have to cultivate chemistry between Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and new addition Paul George, as well as incorporating a supporting cast with lots of new faces.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins have the joint-fifth-shortest odds. Finch led the T-Wolves to third in the West and one game back from the top-seeded Thunder, while Jenkins will look to lead a healthy Grizzlies team back toward the top of the West.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka and new Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick are each 15/1 to win the award.

Further back in the odds are Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, and New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green.

NBA Coach of the Year Winners 

Season	Coach	Team
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
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 2024, the announcement that Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault won the award came on April 28. 

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.

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