Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla won this season’s award with 62 first-place votes and 392 total points.
The Celtics earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference despite being without All-Star forward Jayson Tatum for most of the regular season.
Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff placed second with 29 first-place votes and 312 points while San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson finished third with nine first-place votes and 133 total points.
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New Phoenix Suns coach Jordan Ott: Pictures from the sidelines
Phoenix Suns Head Coach Jordan Ott talks with his team at a timeout during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, on April 2, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns Head Coach Jordan Ott talks with his team at a timeout during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, on April 2, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott talks with guard Jalen Green (4) during the second half of their game Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Phoenix Suns beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-114.
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Suns head coach Jordan Ott calls out to his team against the Pistons during a game at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Jan. 29, 2026.
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New Phoenix Suns coach Jordan Ott: Pictures from the sidelines
Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott talks to his team during a timeout in their game against the Miami Heat at Mortgage Matchup Center on Jan. 25, 2026.
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Brooklyn Nets Summer League head coach Jordan Ott reacts during a game against the Washington Wizards at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on August 12, 2021.
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Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy (left) and Jordan Ott against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Feb. 25, 2024.
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Summer League head coach Jordan Ott of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of a 2024 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jordan Ott against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center.
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New Phoenix Suns coach Jordan Ott: Pictures from the sidelines
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy (left) and Jordan Ott against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center.
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A global media panel of 100 voters selected the 2025-26 NBA Coach of the Year. The coaches received five points for a first-place vote, three for second place and one for third place.
Charlotte Hornets coach Charles Lee finished fourth with 31 total points while Ott managed 11 points as he received one second-place vote and eight third-place votes.
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Ott finished one point better than Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, who didn’t receive a first-place vote despite coaching the Thunder to an NBA-best 64 wins and the top overall seed in the NBA playoffs.
Ott was Phoenix’s fourth head coach in four seasons. He was named Western Conference coach of the month of January.
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