Premio al Mejor entrenador del año de la NBA
DON NELSON en 3 ocasiones
GREGG POPOVICH en 3 ocasiones
PAT RILEY en 3 ocasiones
Temporada | Entrenador | Equipo | Balance |
1962–63 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks | 48–32 |
1963–64 | Alex Hannum | San Francisco Warriors | 48–32 |
1964–65 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics | 62–18 |
1965–66 | Dolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers | 55–25 |
1966–67 | Johnny Kerr | Chicago Bulls | 33–48 |
1967–68 | Richie Guerin | St. Louis Hawks | 56–26 |
1968–69 | Gene Shue | Baltimore Bullets | 57–25 |
1969–70 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks | 60–22 |
1970–71 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls | 51–31 |
1971–72 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers | 69–13 |
1972–73 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 68–14 |
1973–74 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | 52–30 |
1974–75 | Phil Johnson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44–38 |
1975–76 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49–33 |
1976–77 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets | 49–33 |
1977–78 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks | 41–41 |
1978–79 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings | 48–34 |
1979–80 | Bill Fitch (2) | Boston Celtics | 61–21 |
1980–81 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers | 44–38 |
1981–82 | Gene Shue (2) | Washington Bullets | 43–39 |
1982–83 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 51–31 |
1983–84 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz | 45–37 |
1984–85 | Don Nelson (2) | Milwaukee Bucks | 59–23 |
1985–86 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks | 50–32 |
1986–87 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers | 49–33 |
1987–88 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets | 54–28 |
1988–89 | Cotton Fitzsimmons (2) | Phoenix Suns | 55–27 |
1989–90 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | 63–19 |
1990–91 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets | 52–30 |
1991–92 | Don Nelson(3) | Golden State Warriors | 55–27 |
1992–93 | Pat Riley (2) | New York Knicks | 60–22 |
1993–94 | Lenny Wilkens | Atlanta Hawks | 57–25 |
1994–95 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers | 48–34 |
1995–96 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls | 72–10 |
1996–97 | Pat Riley(3) | Miami Heat | 61–21 |
1997–98 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers | 58–24 |
1998–99 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers | 35–15 |
1999–00 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic | 41–41 |
2000–01 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers | 56–26 |
2001–02 | Rick Carlisle | Detroit Pistons | 50–32 |
2002–03 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 60–22 |
2003–04 | Hubie Brown (2) | Memphis Grizzlies | 50–32 |
2004–05 | Mike D’Antoni | Phoenix Suns | 62–20 |
2005–06 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks | 60–22 |
2006–07 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors | 47–35 |
2007–08 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets | 56–26 |
2008–09 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66–16 |
2009–10 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50-32 |
2010–11 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls | 62-20 |
2011–12 | Gregg Popovich (2) | San Antonio Spurs | 50-16 |
2012–13 | George Karl | Denver Nuggets | 57-25 |
2013–14 | Gregg Popovich (3) | San Antonio Spurs | 62-20 |
2014–15 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks | 60-22 |
2015-16 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors | 73-9 |
2016-17 | Mike D’Antoni | Houston Rockets | 55-27 |
Como dato curioso de este premio los entrenadores que más Títulos de la historia han ganado, Red Auerbach, y Phil Jackson sólo ganaron 1 vez cada uno el Premio a mejor entrenador del año,a pesar de sus 9 y 11 anillos respectivamente.
Phil Jackson en la temporada 1996 con su único trofeo de ganador al mejor entrenador del año de la NBA.