"Designer of the Mitchell-Galand-Mobley combination" Cleveland Atkinson wins NBA Coach of the Year award
"Designer of the Mitchell-Galand-Mobley combination" Cleveland Atkinson wins NBA Coach of the Year award
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Coach Kenny Atkinson, who made the Cleveland Cavaliers the strongest team in the Eastern Conference this season, was selected as the NBA's coach of the year.
The NBA secretariat announced on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) that Atkinson was chosen as the winner of the 2024-2025 "Coach of the Year Award."
Atkinson was honored after competing with Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka.
Atkinson received a total of 401 points, including 59 first-place votes (5 points) and 33 second-place votes (3 points), beating Bickerstaff (305 points) and Udoka (113 points).
In addition to the NBA Coach of the Year Award, he also received the National Basketball Coaches Association's Coach of the Year Award.
Cleveland produced its first head coach of the year since Mike Brown in 2009.
Coach Atkinson, who took the helm of Cleveland this season, led his team to the strongest position in the Eastern Conference by winning 64 games (18 losses) in the regular league.
Under Atkinson's guidance, Cleveland won its opening 15th consecutive game and continued its lead with 12 consecutive wins and 16 consecutive wins in the second half of the season.
This is because bench resources such as Ty Jerome and DeAndre Hunter have built a strong lineup in addition to key players such as Donovan Mitchell, Derius Garland and Evan Mobley.
Atkinson designed a team that could take advantage of Mobley's outside shot, and as a result, Mobley was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year while recording a career high with an average of 18.5 points. 온라인바카라
Cleveland won four consecutive games against the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, setting an NBA record of 122 points ahead of the total goal tally.
Cleveland lost first to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the second round of the PO./Yonhap News