NBA 2019-20 regular season finished a week ago,it’s awards time for best performers.Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wins coach of the year award for 2019-20 season.The award was announced on TNT by NBA on TNT crew led by EJ.
Nick Nurse led Raptors to NBA Championship last year,it was Nurse’s first year in NBA as head coach and this year Raptors finished in second place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 46-18 record.
This will be the first time he is winning the award and he become the fist ever coach to win coach of the year award with both NBA and NBA G-league.
Coach of the Year voting Results
Nick Nurse got 90 1st place votes and he garnished total 470 points.Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer came in second place with 147 total points and 5 1st place votes.
Oklahoma City Thunders are a surprise team in this years regular season, after trading away two super-stars in Westbrook and Paul Geroge before the season they were able to clinch playoffs as 4th seed in the wild west. Team coach’s Billy Donovan efforts was recognized by media personnel and they voted him for third place in the coach of the year award race.Donovan finished with 134 total points and 4 first place votes.
