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2022-23 NBA Awards Media Poll: Coach of the Year

Fastbreak on FanNation polled 20 different NBA media members from around the country following the conclusion of the 2022-23 NBA regular season. Here are the results of the voting for who the media believes will win the 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year award.

Brett Siegel

2022-23 NBA Awards Media Poll: Coach of the Year
2022-23 NBA Awards Media Poll: Coach of the Year /

Over the last few weeks, the NBA awards have been a hot topic of discussion around the NBA world.

The three finalists for each award were announced on Friday, April 14, but Fastbreak on FanNation has collected data from NBA media members around the country covering both the league at-large and individual teams.

These media members were asked to vote on their Top-3 for Coach of the Year this season with the voting process working as follows:

  • 5 points for every first-place vote
  • 3 points for every second-place vote
  • 1 points for every third-place vote

Below are the results from the voting that took place for the 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year award at the conclusion of the regular season:

Official results from Fastbreak on FanNation’s NBA Media Awards Polling 2022-23 - COTY

Media Members Pick To Win 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year:

Mike Brown - Sacramento Kings

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This year’s recipient of the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award, Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown is also expected to be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year by a landslide and possibly a unanimous vote.

Although he did not receive all 20 first-place votes in this voting process, Brown did finish with 96 of the 100 total points.

In his first season as the head coach of the Kings, Mike Brown led Sacramento to a 48-34 record and to the 3-seed in the Western Conference, the first time they have been in the postseason since 2006.

This has been a magical NBA season for the Kings and everything they have been able to accomplish is surely just the beginning of something that will be very special for a long-time to come.

After winning multiple championships with the Golden State Warriors, Brown took the Kings head coaching position this past offseason and implemented a culture that has resonated with NBA fans across the world.

Alongside Mike Brown as a finalist for the NBA’s Coach of the Year award are Boston Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Mark Daigneault.

The Celtics finished with the second-best record in the league this season at 57-25 and initially starting as the team;s interim head coach with Ime Udoka being suspended for the year, Mazzulla quickly took this job for himself, as the team removed his “interim” tag near the middle of the year.

Boston has a great chance to get back to the NBA fans this year and a lot of credit must go to Mazzulla for the job he’s done keeping this group together.

Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder did not have high expectations placed on their shoulders entering the year, as they were picked by many to finish with one of the worst records in the league.

As a response, the Thunder went 40-42 and were led by first time All-Star and potential first time All-NBA guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Daigneault has done a fantastic job of aiding in the development of this young team and although they still have a long way to go in order to become a championship threat, the Thunder are on the path to success because of Mark Daigneault and his staff.

Cleveland Cavaliers’ J.B. Bickerstaff, Milwaukee Bucks’ Mike Budenholzer, New York Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau, Denver Nuggets’ Michael Malone and Memphis Grizzlies’ Taylor Jenkins all received multiple votes for Coach of the Year in the polling as well.

Los Angeles Lakers’ Darvin Ham, Utah Jazz’s Will Hardy and Brooklyn Nets’ Jacque Vaughn all received a single third-place vote. 

Complete voting results from 2022-23 NBA Media Poll:

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Brett Siegel
BRETT SIEGEL

Brett Siegel worked with Fastbreak on FanNation until May 2023 as a credentialed NBA journalist after previously covering the NBA for NBA Analysis Network and working with Louisville Basketball. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.

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