His players have dubbed him “a genius” and “a guru,” but coach Brad Stevens didn’t collect a single vote for the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year award this season.
As Marc Stein of the New York Times first reported, the eight head coaches to receive votes were Philadelphia’s Brett Brown, Toronto’s Dwane Casey, Houston’s Mike D’Antoni, Indiana’s Nate McMillan, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Utah’s Quin Snyder, Portland’s Terry Stotts, and Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Casey was formally announced as the winner Wednesday.
In his seventh season with the Raptors, Casey led the team to a franchise-record 59 wins and the No.