Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks has been officially named Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
Pipping finalists in Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns and Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz, this is Thibodeau's second career Coach of the Year honour after previously winning it in 2010-11 with the Chicago Bulls.
is the 10th head coach to win the NBA Coach of the Year Award more than once and the eighth to do it with multiple franchises.
Here's who this season's Coach of the Year will be joining in the history books...
| Year | Coach | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks | 41-31 |
| 2020 | Nick Nurse | Toronto Raptors | 53-19 |
| 2019 | Mike Budenholzer | Milwaukee Bucks | 60-22 |
| 2018 | Dwane Casey | Toronto Raptors | 59-23 |
| 2017 | Mike D'Antoni | Houston Rockets | 55-27 |
| 2016 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors | 73-9 |
| 2015 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks | 60-22 |
| 2014 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 62-20 |
| 2013 | George Karl | Denver Nuggets | 57-25 |
| 2012 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 50-16 |
| 2011 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls | 62-20 |
| 2010 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50-32 |
| 2009 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66-16 |
| 2008 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets | 56-26 |
| 2007 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors | 47-35 |
| 2006 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks | 60-22 |
| 2005 | Mike D'Antoni | Phoenix Suns | 62-20 |
| 2004 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies | 50-32 |
| 2003 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 60-22 |
| 2002 | Rick Carlisle | Detroit Pistons | 50-32 |
| 2001 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers | 56-26 |
| 2000 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic | 41-41 |
| 1999 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers | 35-15 |
| 1998 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers | 58-24 |
| 1997 | Pat Riley | Miami Heat | 61-21 |
| 1996 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls | 72-10 |
| 1995 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers | 42-40 |
| 1994 | Lenny Wilkens | Atlanta Hawks | 57-25 |
| 1993 | Pat Riley | New York Knicks | 60-22 |
| 1992 | Don Nelson | Golden State Warriors | 55-27 |
| 1991 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets | 52-30 |
| 1990 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | 63-19 |
| 1989 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Phoenix Suns | 55-27 |
| 1988 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets | 54-28 |
| 1987 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-23 |
| 1986 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks | 50-32 |
| 1985 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 59-23 |
| 1984 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz | 45-37 |
| 1983 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 51-31 |
| 1982 | Eugene Shue | Washington Bullets | 43-39 |
| 1981 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers | 44-38 |
| 1980 | Bill Fitch | Boston Celtics | 61-21 |
| 1979 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 |
| 1978 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks | 41-41 |
| 1977 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets | 49-33 |
| 1976 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49-33 |
| 1975 | Phil Johnson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44-38 |
| 1974 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | 52-30 |
| 1973 | Thomas Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 68-14 |
| 1972 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 |
| 1971 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls | 51-31 |
| 1970 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks | 60-22 |
| 1969 | Eugene Shue | Baltimore Bullets | 57-25 |
| 1968 | Richard Guerin | St. Louis Hawks | 56-26 |
| 1967 | John Kerr | Chicago Bulls | 33-48 |
| 1966 | Adolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers | 55-25 |
| 1965 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics | 62-18 |
| 1964 | Alexander Hannum | San Francisco Warriors | 48-32 |
| 1963 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks | 48-32 |
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