The NBA season has already begun, the teams have played 10 or more meetings, and the first conclusions can already be drawn.

Today we will look at the TOP 5 contenders for the award of the best coach of the year in the National Basketball Association for the 2022-2023 season. All positions of specialists are placed in the rating according to the coefficients of bookmakers.


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5th place – Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves)

The Minnesota Timberwolves had the most active off-season in the entire league, adding three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Golber to their team.

Manager Chris Finch will have to make some serious changes to get the most out of the trio of Gobert, Towns, and Edwards, but the team looks incredibly dangerous.

After the surprise playoffs, all eyes will be on Finch and the Timberwolves, who could surprise the entire league and the fans.

If Minnesota can confidently make the playoffs or even compete for first place in the conference, Chris Finch will be among the top contenders for winning the Coach of the Year award.

4th place – Mike Budenholzer (Milwaukee Bucks)

The Milwaukee Bucks have been and will continue to be title contenders as long as Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the team, but they could face a major problem this year as star Chris Middleton is out for an extended period of time.

Can Budenholzer improve the team and continue to lift the Bucks as title contenders without Middleton?

The coach of such a strong team will always be among the company of best specialists unless something extraordinary happens. At the beginning of the regular season, we see that Milwaukee does not seem to notice the loss of Chris Middleton.

3rd place – Joe Mazzula (Boston Celtics)

In the 2022-23 season, all eyes will be on the Boston Celtics.

Losing the NBA Finals after a historic season was a blow to the players, coaching staff, and fans of the Celtics.

Although Ime Udoka proved to be one of the best defensive coaches in the NBA early in his career, he was suspended this season for violating team policy by having inappropriate sexual relations with a female Celtics employee.

This is a great chance to prove himself Joe Mazzulla. Given his position as interim head coach, Mazzulla hopes to make the most of the situation. At least he kept the continuity of the team.

Boston remains a contender for the highest places, and the head coach of such a team will be among the best in the league.

2nd place – JB Bickerstaff (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Cleveland is a favorite of every NBA fan. They had a great season last season, with a lot of young and promising players, and now they have traded Donovan Mitchell, with whom the team has become even stronger.

Right now, the Clevelands look like they can really do big things. The JB Bickerstaff team is quite capable of taking a place at the TOP-3 of the conference and going through at least the first round of the playoffs.

In this case, the Cavs head coach can count on being among the best specialists at the end of the season.

1st place – Will Hardy (Utah Jazz)

Will Hardy took over the coaching position with one of the best rosters in the NBA and in just a few months the roster was wiped out. It would seem that in such conditions, any other coach would have lost hope, but not Will Hardy.

If a specialist can build a new culture and demonstrate true basketball thinking, then from a contender for the title of coach of the year, he will turn into a real best “coach”. At the start of the season, the Jazzmen take first place in the conference and do not notice their rivals.

Let’s see how long this fairy tale will last for Utah.