Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat out a loaded Western Conference, becoming the youngest No. 1 seed in NBA history. Thus, preseason Coach of the Year odds favorite Mark Daigneault took home COY honors for guiding the precocious roster.
The NBA odds have reset for 2025, with a brand new crop of bench bosses ready to take their teams to the next level. With Daigneault's prospects likely cooked this season (no coach has ever won the award in back-to-back years), who will rise to the occasion?
Let's check out the preseason odds to win NBA Coach of the Year in 2025.
Odds to win NBA Coach of the Year
| Player |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ime Udoka |
+800 | +700 | +900 |
 Tom Thibodeau |
+1,000 | +850 | +900 |
 Joe Mazzulla |
+1,000 | +1,200 | +1,200 |
 Jamahl Mosley |
+1,200 | +1,500 | +900 |
 Mark Daigneault |
+1,300 | +1,500 | +1,200 |
 Taylor Jenkins |
+1,400 | +1,400 | +900 |
 Erik Spoelstra |
+1,400 | +2,000 | +1,600 |
 Nick Nurse |
+1,500 | +1,200 | +1,100 |
 Chris Finch |
+1,500 | +1,200 | +1,400 |
 Michale Malone |
+1,800 | +3,000 | +2,000 |
Odds as of 10-1-2024.
Latest NBA Coach of the Year award odds update
10/1/2024: While Ime Udoka still leads at multiple books, he's got company near the top of the odds board.
The big news across the NBA this week was the Knicks-Wolves trade, sending Karl-Anthony Towns to New York, and Tom Thibodeau's Coach of the Year odds surging. Already a second choice for at least one major book, Thibodeau is now an industry consensus in the Top 3, and the only non-Udoka contender seeing his odds at or below 10:1 across the board.
The former two-time COY winner is about as no-nonsense as bench bosses come, and now seen to be leading a legitimate title contender, it's safe to assume he'll squeeze the very most be can out of its regular season.
Previous COY betting action
9/11/2024: Ime Udoka tops the COY odds board across the industry; a proven winner who already engineered a 19-W improvement in his first season with the Houston Rockets. Given that the Rockets are nowhere near their ceiling, another leap into the playoffs is entirely possible this season.
Orlando's Jamahl Mosley is in similar territory, having presided over much growth last season with a talented Magic squad that seems destined for further ascent. But Mosley's already gotten his team into the playoffs, so while the proof of concept is there, so are the expectations.
Taylor Jenkins is another favorite, looking to steer the Grizzlies back to their contender course after every imaginable kind of player absence completely derailed their 2023-24 season. They have Rookie of the Year odds favorite Zach Edey now in tow, and Jenkins has generally maximized returns throughout his tenure.
Tom Thibodeau and Nick Nurse will also likely have a say in this year's Coach of the Year race, helming East contenders (the Knicks and 76ers, respectively) that made serious upgrades this offseason, and could challenge for the conference's best record with good health.
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Understanding NBA Coach of the Year odds
Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. We'll use 2022-23's Coach of the Year race as an example:
As the season progressed, with Mike Brown having been a huge favorite, his odds had a minus (-) sign ahead of the number:
- Mike Brown -500
This means that a bettor needs to wager $500 to win $100. Other candidates with worse odds would have a plus (+) sign ahead of the number. Early in the season, before any clear favorite is established, betting options will be listed as such:
- Nick Nurse +650
Here, a bettor stands to profit $650 for every $100 wagered.
If American odds aren't your thing, simply use our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.
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NBA Coach of the Year trends
- Mike Brown's 2023 victory was the first time in 10 years (excluding COVID-altered schedules — 2019-20, 2020-21) that the Coach of the Year's team hadn't won 55+ games.
- Four coaches (Mike Budenholzer, Gregg Popovich, Tom Thibodeau, Mike Brown) have won COY multiple times since 2009.
- No rookie head coach has won Coach of the Year since Doc Rivers (2000).
- Dating back to the award's inception in 1963, no coach has ever won COY in back-to-back seasons.
NBA Coach of the Year history
| Year | NBA Coach of the Year Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Mark Daigneault | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2022-23 | Mike Brown | Sacramento Kings |
| 2021-22 | Monty Williams | Phoenix Suns |
| 2020-21 | Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks |
| 2019-20 | Nick Nurse | Toronto Raptors |
| 2018-19 | Mike Budenholzer | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2017-18 | Dwane Casey | Toronto Raptors |
| 2016-17 | Mike D'Antoni | Houston Rockets |
| 2015-16 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors |
| 2014-15 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2013-14 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2012-13 | George Karl | Denver Nuggets |
| 2011-12 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2010-11 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls |
| 2009-10 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2008-09 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2007-08 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2006-07 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors |
| 2005-06 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004-05 | Mike D'Antoni | Phoenix Suns |
NBA Coach of the Year Odds FAQ
Sacramento's Mike Brown won the 2023 COY award.
Don Nelson, Pat Riley, and Gregg Popovich are all tied as three-time winners.
No coach in the award's 61-year history has won in consecutive seasons.
