By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams landed the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award, as announced by the National Basketball Coaches Association on Tuesday.
In addition to Williams, the following seven head coaches also received votes for the honor this season: Scott Brooks, Michael Malone, Nate McMillan, Doc Rivers, Quin Snyder and Tom Thibodeau.
“Congratulations to Monty Williams on this most deserving recognition,” said Dallas Mavericks Head Coach and NBCA President Rick Carlisle. “In just two years, Monty has taken the Suns from a 19-63 team to the second-best record in the NBA this season and the Suns’ first Divisional title since 2007. To win the vote of our peers makes the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award one of the most meaningful in all of pro sports.”
Williams has led the Suns to a 51-21 record in the 2020-21 regular season, which marks the second-best record in the NBA and the Suns’ first divisional title since 2007.
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