Phoenix Suns Monty Williams chosen by fellow coaches as Coach of the Year May 18, 2021
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(PHOENIX) Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams has been chosen as the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year, sources tell ESPN.
The award is voted on by all 30 of the NBA’s head coaches.
Williams took over the Suns in 2019, inheriting a team that had gone just 19-63. His first season at the helm saw the team improve by 15 wins last year. The team, boosted by the arrival of veteran point guard Chris Paul, improved by another 17 games this season, finishing 51-21 and taking second place in the Western Conference.
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Phoenix Suns Head Coach Monty Williams earned Coach of the Year honors from the National Basketball Coaches Association for his stellar work in the 2020-21 regular season. ESPN’s Marc Spears delivered the news on Tuesday.
Phoenix Suns Head Coach Monty Williams is the 2021 recipient of the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Williams, who served on coach Nate McMillan’s staff with the Trail Blazers for five seasons, guided the Suns to a 51-21 record this year. More From Blazer s Edge
Suns Monty Williams named NBCA coach of the year
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19 May 2021, 03:40 GMT+10
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been voted Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Tuesday.
Williams led the Suns to a 51-21 mark, the second-best record in the NBA, and their first divisional title since 2006-07. Their winning percentage of .708 is the fifth best in franchise history.
They re the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Congratulations to Monty Williams on this most deserving recognition, Dallas Mavericks coach and NBCA president Rick Carlisle said in a statement. 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 . award one of the most meaningful in all of pro sports.
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May 18, 2021 | 12:30 PM
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