After leading the Toronto Raptors to another 50-win season, Nick Nurse received 90 first-place votes for coach of the year from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has been named the NBA coach of the year. Toronto Raptors Head Coach Nick Nurse gestures at practice for the NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 12, 2019.Nick Nurse was voted NBA Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the defending champion Toronto Raptors to another 50-win season, this time without Kawhi Leonard.
Milwaukee’s Mike Budenholzer was second after leading the Bucks to the best record in the suspended season, earning 147 points. Oklahoma City’s Billy Donovan was third.Nurse led Toronto to its first title last year in his rookie season, becoming the only coach to win an NBA championship and a G League championship. He won titles in 2011 and 2013 at the NBA’s minor league level.
The Raptors hardly missed a beat without the NBA Finals MVP, rolling to a 53-19 record and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They have a 3-0 lead over the Brooklyn Nets and will try to finish off the sweep Sunday.
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