Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson is the recipient of the Purple Auerbach Trophy because the 2024-25 NBA Coach of the Yr.
Atkinson, in his first season because the Cavaliers’ head coach and fifth season as an NBA head coach, has been named the NBA Coach of the Yr for the primary time. He turns into the third head coach to earn the glory with Cleveland, becoming a member of Invoice Fitch (1975-76) and Mike Brown (2008-09).
Below Atkinson, the Cavaliers (64-18) completed with the second-best document in franchise historical past and earned the No. 1 playoff seed within the Japanese Convention. He tied for the fourth-most victories by a head coach in his first season with a staff.
Cleveland joined the 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks as the one two groups to have three separate profitable streaks of 12 or extra video games in a season. The Cavaliers gained their first 15 video games to match the second-best begin to a season in NBA historical past. Additionally they recorded a team-record 16-game profitable streak from Feb. 5 – March 14.
Atkinson led Cleveland to a number of different single-season franchise highs, together with scoring common (NBA-leading 121.9 factors per sport), scoring differential (9.5 factors per sport), street victories (30) and three-pointers made (1,303).
Atkinson was named the NBA Japanese Convention Coach of the Month twice, for video games performed in October/November and December. He additionally earned a spot to function a head coach within the NBA All-Star Recreation for the primary time.
