Coach of the Year - Mark Daigneault +200
This year's Coach of the Year award boils down to two candidates -- Mark Daigneault and Chris Finch. Both coaches have significant accomplishments to boast about, but we give the edge to Daigneault, given his contrasting results year-over-year.
Daigneault has finally unlocked the long-awaited potential of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Over the past three seasons, Daigneault has posted an underwhelming .364 points percentage in OKC, finishing no higher than tenth in the Western Conference standings. This year, he has the Thunder competing for the top spot in the conference, sitting just 1.5 games behind Finch and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
We also have to credit Daigneault for extracting the most from his roster. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the MVP conversation, with Chet Holmgren competing for ROY and hanging around as a potential DPOY.
The T-Wolves have been trending up for the past couple of years under Finch, but the more dramatic turnaround belongs to Daigneault. We're betting that gives him the advantage as this season's Coach of the Year.
