Boston's Joe Mazzulla wins NBA's Coach of the Year, repeats claim that it should be a staff award
Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics has been named the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2025-26 season. Despite his initial dismissal of the award as 'stupid,' he emphasized the importance of the entire coaching staff in achieving success. Mazzulla is the youngest recipient of this award since 1975 and will receive the Red Auerbach Trophy.
- ▪Joe Mazzulla was announced as the NBA’s top coach for 2025-26 after the Celtics earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
- ▪He expressed that the award should recognize the entire coaching staff rather than just the head coach.
- ▪Mazzulla is the youngest winner of the award since Phil Johnson in 1975.
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