Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka finished fourth in the NBA’s Coach of the Year voting. Udoka received one first-place vote, five second-place votes, and 26 third-place votes, ending with 46 total points.
Monty Williams won the award by a wide margin with his Phoenix Suns completing the regular season 64-18 and wire-to-wire the best team in the NBA. He finished with 458 total points. Taylor Jenkins of the Memphis Grizzlies (270) and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat (72) finished in second and third, respectively. Udoka, Williams, Jenkins, and Spoelstra were the only four coaches to receive first-place votes.