The NBA has crowned Mark Daigneault as the league's coach of the year marking the second time in franchise a bench boss has taken home the award voted on by media.
The Oklahoma City Thunder made another 15-plus-win leap this season. After rattling off 40 wins last year - jumping from 24 victories in 2021-22 - the OKC Thunder found a way to win 57 games this season en route to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
This marks the second coach to take home the honor voted on by writers and the third coach to grab a coach of the year honor. Billy Donovan grabbed the Coaches Association honor in 2020, while Scott Brooks was the NBA's choice in 2009-10.
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