NBA Coach Of The Year Odds

One betting market that has gained popularity in recent years is the NBA Coach of the Year futures market. NBA Coach of the Year odds are available at all of the leading sportsbooks in the industry and in this article, we will have 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year predictions. Let’s get started by looking at the current NBA Coach of the Year odds.

Current NBA Coach of the Year 2023-24 Odds

In this section, we will present the current NBA Coach of the Year odds for the upcoming season. Many of the best sportsbooks in the industry have NBA Coach of the Year futures, but the odds below are taken from Caesars Sportsbook.

Betting on NBA Coach of the Year futures

As previously mentioned, the above NBA Coach of the Year odds 2023-24 were provided by Caesars Sportsbook. However, most legal sportsbooks offer NBA Coach of the Year odds as well. In fact, it’s very likely that the NBA Coach of the Year betting odds will be different from sportsbook to sportsbook. Because of this, it’s a good idea to sign up for multiple sportsbooks so that you can shop around for the best odds.

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NBA Coach of the Year candidates for 2023-24: Who are the favorites?

Picking the winner among the NBA Coach of the Year candidates 2023-24 is challenging, as the way in which the award is decided is very subjective. Sometimes the coach of the team with the best record wins the award, while other times it is the coach who overperforms their team’s preseason projection the most that wins the award. In this section, we will be analyzing the outlook of many of the NBA Coach of the Year favorites. For the sake of this section, we will consider the NBA Coach of the Year favorites to be those whose odds are less than +1000.

Mark Daigenault NBA Coach of the Year Odds

Mark Daigenault is the favorite to win the NBA Coach of the Year at Caesars Sportsbook, with odds of +650. Daigenault is entering his fourth season as the coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder and will be looking to improve upon the previous year’s record for the third time. The Thunder won just 24 games in the 2021-22 season but won 40 games last year. If the Thunder can take another leap and earn a playoff berth in 2023-24, Mark Daigenault could be the NBA Coach of the Year.

Adrian Griffin NBA Coach of the Year Odds

Next among the NBA Coach of the Year favorites is Adrian Griffin, who has odds of +700 at Caesars Sportsbook. Griffin takes over a Milwaukee Bucks team that won the NBA Championship just two years ago and finished with the best record in the league last season. The Bucks also added Damian Lillard recently, so if the team can deliver on its lofty expectations, we could see Griffin win the award.

Joe Mazzulla NBA Coach of the Year Odds

Joe Mazzulla has +850 odds to win NBA Coach of the Year award at Caesars. Last season was the first full season as the head coach of the Boston Celtics for Mazzulla and the team finished with a record of 57-25. Mazzulla also led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals before ultimately losing to the Miami Heat.

Erik Spoelstra NBA Coach of the Year Odds

Speaking of the Heat, coach Erik Spoelstra has NBA Coach of the Year odds of +900 at Caesars Sportsbook. Spoelstra has been the coach of the Heat since 2008 and has won two NBA Championships in Miami. However, he has never been named the NBA Coach of the Year, so perhaps this is the year.

NBA Coach of the Year Predictions: Who Will Win in 2023-24?

In the last section, we outlined some of the NBA Coach of the Year favorites, but now it is time to make some NBA Coach of the Year predictions. There are valid reasons to pick any of the NBA Coach of the Year favorites, but we are going with a coach who is not among the top four in our 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year predictions.

After analyzing the NBA Coach of the Year odds 2023-24, we see value in Nick Nurse at +1200. Nurse is the new head coach in Philadelphia and will take over a talented 76ers team. The 76ers have the reigning MVP Joel Embiid and, for now, James Harden. Harden may potentially be traded, but the package he would command could bring even more talent to Philly. With the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks as the favorites in the Eastern Conference, Nick Nurse would have a great chance to win the Coach of the Year award if the 76ers were to finish with the best record in the East. 

NBA Coach of the Year 2023-24: Long-shot candidates to watch

There are a few NBA Coach of the Year candidates who are long shots to win the award based on their odds, but have some things to like about their chances. The first is Gregg Popovich at +2000. Popovich has won the NBA Coach of the Year award three times in his decorated career but is coming off the worst season since his first season as a head coach. However, he has Victor Wembamyana at his disposal now, so perhaps if the Spurs can be better than expected, Popovich could be the first four-time winner of the Coach of the Year award.

Another intriguing name among the NBA Coach of the Year candidates is Ime Udoka, whose odds are also +2000 at Caesars. Udoka led the Celtics to a 51-31 record in his only season as head coach before he was fired due to some off-court issues. Udoka is now the head coach for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are a young but extremely talented team, so perhaps if Udoka has them ahead of schedule, he could be named the NBA Coach of the Year.

How we make our NBA Coach of the Year 2023-24 predictions

As mentioned earlier, predicting the NBA Coach of the Year award can be very difficult to do, as we don’t know for sure what the voters will think. The top two NBA Coach of the Year candidates are listed for different reasons. Mark Daigenault is listed as the favorite due to the expectation that the Oklahoma City Thunder will have a breakout season this year. Adrian Griffin is second among the NBA Coach of the Year odds 2023-24 because his team should be fantastic this season.

When making our NBA Coach of the Year predictions, we are first and foremost looking to select a coach that could outperform their team’s projections. It’s going to be extremely difficult for Adrian Griffin to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to be even better than the current projection of the team, as the team is already expected to be amazing. Nick Nurse is in charge of a 76ers team that is very talented and it would be hard to deny him of the award if the team is able to surprise people with the best record in the Eastern Conference.

How the NBA Coach of the Year is decided

The NBA Coach of the Year award is given out at the end of the NBA regular season, which means playoff results are not factored into the process. The award has been handed out in every season since 1962-63 and it is a panel of sportswriters in the US and Canada that decide the winner. Each voter casts a first, second, and third-place vote for the award and the votes are tallied as follows: first-place votes are worth five points, second-place votes are worth three, and third-place votes are worth one point. The coach that receives the most points is the winner of the award.

Trends & Statistics for the NBA Coach of the Year

Given the subjectivity of the award, it’s hard to find a specific trend or stat that has predictive value when trying to make 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year predictions. The only stat that applies to coaches is the win-loss record, which we will have historical data on in an upcoming section.

Teams with most NBA Coach of the Year winners

Teams with no NBA Coach of the Year winner

• Minnesota Timberwolves
• Brooklyn Nets
• Los Angeles Clippers

Past 10 winners of NBA Coach of the Year

As you can see, each of the last ten winners of the NBA Coach of the Year award has had a winning record, which is not surprising whatsoever. It’s worth noting that the favorite at Caesars, Mark Daigenault, has not yet had a winning record as an NBA head coach. However, that seems likely to change this season.

Who has won the NBA Coach of the Year most often?

11 coaches have won the NBA Coach of the Year award multiple times. However, it is Don Nelson, Gregg Popovich and Pat Riley that have won the award the most often, each winning it three times. Gregg Popovich has won the award with the San Antonio Spurs each time, while Pat Riley has won the award with three different teams (Lakers, Heat, Knicks).