Paul Westphal, Dwane Casey, Rick Adelman: Top contenders for NBA Coach of the Year next NBA season
The 53-year-old Tom Thibodeau surpassed all NBA coaches in showing leadership skills on and off the court and as a result, Thibodeau’s team Chicago Bulls finished with the best overall record in the league. This tremendous achievement
in the first year with the Bulls earned Tom the honour of NBA Coach of the Year in the last season.
While Tom Thibodeau will be on the list to grab the award once again, here are the names of some other coaches who are favourable to win the NBA Coach of the Year honour in the next season.
Paul Westphal
Sacramento Kings veteran coach Paul Westphal did an extremely tough job in the last two seasons to coach the young and inexperienced line-up. In the process, Westphal won only 49 games however he didn’t give up coaching Sacramento
Kings which is one of his most intimidating factors.
This year Kings are a much stronger side with the arrival of Brigham Young University’s superstar Jimmer Fredette and the veteran John Salmons. Considering that Paul Westphal now has two talented players to coach, the team will
put up a better show in the next season under the leadership of their influential head coach. This makes Paul as one of the contenders to be named as the NBA Coach of the Year in the next season.
Dwane Casey
After assisting Rick Carlisle in Dallas Mavericks to secure the NBA Title, the 54-year-old Dwane Casey made his way into the Toronto Raptors as a head coach. Regardless of the performance Raptors showed in the last season, the
franchise will be a completely different team under the veteran guidance of Casey.
The last time Casey served as a head coach was back in 2005 when he joined Minnesota Timberwolves. Casey kept the team intact and after his departure, the Timberwolves became the weakest team of the league.
This time, Dwane Case not only has the confidence of being a part of the NBA champion coaching staff, his great insight of basketball will transform Toronto Raptors into a constant play-off contenders if he stays for a longer period
with the franchise. So, Casey is one of the coaches who is favourable to clinch the NBA Coach of the Year award in the next season.
Rick Adelman
After having 20 years of head coaching experience, it’s very surprising that Rick Adelman has never won an NBA title with all those incredible leadership skills. In his sparkling coaching career, Rick has managed to spearhead his
team into the play-offs in every full season except four times and in the process, Rick made in into the NBA Finals twice.
Recently, Rick Adelman agreed to lead the worst team of the last season Minnesota Timberwolves which shows he is still not afraid to accept challenges. For Timberwolves, making into the play-offs has been a wild goose chase since
quite a long time. However, with the addition of Rick, the tradition is going to change.
It’s not the first time that Adelman is going to prove his brilliance by transforming a weak team into a strong unit. Rick is up for the challenge once again and it’s very likely that he will be named as the NBA Coach of the year
award in the next season after making Minnesota Timberwolves a competitive team.
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