2026 NBA Coach of the Year Odds: Can Rajaković Win?
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Feb 09, 2026, 10:36 AM
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| Coach | Team | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
| J.B. Bickerstaff | Detroit Pistons | -130 | +1000 |
| Jordan Ott | Phoenix Suns | +350 | +20000 |
| Joe Mazzulla | Boston Celtics | +600 | +5000 |
| Mitch Johnson | San Antonio Spurs | +800 | +1000 |
| David Adelman | Denver Nuggets | +1500 | +900 |
| Charles Lee | Charlotte Hornets | +2000 | +3500 |
| Darko Rajaković | Toronto Raptors | +4000 | +1600 |
| Erik Spoelstra | Miami Heat | +20000 | +4000 |
| Nick Nurse | Philadelphia 76ers | +25000 | +3000 |
| Mark Daigneault | Oklahoma City Thunder | +30000 | +4000 |
| Chris Finch | Minnesota Timberwolves | +30000 | +2500 |
Darko Rajaković’s NBA Coach of the Year Odds
| Current Odds | Opening Odds |
| +4000 | +1600 |
Who Has Won the Most NBA Coach of the Year Awards?
| Coach | Coach of the Year Awards | Years Won |
| Gregg Popovich | 3 | 2003, 2012, 2014 |
| Pat Riley | 3 | 1990, 1993, 1997 |
| Don Nelson | 3 | 1983, 1985, 1992 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 2009, 2023 |
| Tom Thibodeau | 2 | 2011, 2021 |
| Mike Budenholzer | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 2 | 2005, 2017 |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | 2 | 1979, 1989 |
| Hubie Brown | 2 | 1978, 2004 |
| Bill Fitch | 2 | 1976, 1980 |
| Gene Shue | 2 | 1969, 1982 |
List of Every NBA Coach of the Year in League History
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 2024-25 | Kenny Atkinson | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 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 |
| 2003-04 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2002-03 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2001-02 | Rick Carlisle | Detroit Pistons |
| 2000-01 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1999-00 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic |
| 1998-99 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1997-98 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers |
| 1996-97 | Pat Riley | Miami Heat |
| 1995-96 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls |
| 1994-95 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1993-94 | Lenny Wilkens | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1992-93 | Pat Riley | New York Knicks |
| 1991-92 | Don Nelson | Golden State Warriors |
| 1990-91 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets |
| 1989-90 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1988-89 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Phoenix Suns |
| 1987-88 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets |
| 1986-87 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1985-86 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1984-85 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983-84 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz |
| 1982-83 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1981-82 | Gene Shue | Washington Wizards |
| 1980-81 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers |
| 1979-80 | Bill Fitch | Boston Celtics |
| 1978-79 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings |
| 1977-78 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1976-77 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets |
| 1975-76 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1974-75 | Phil Johnson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1973-74 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons |
| 1972-73 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics |
| 1971-72 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1970-71 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls |
| 1969-70 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks |
| 1968-69 | Gene Shue | Baltimore Wizards |
| 1967-68 | Richie Guerin | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1966-67 | Red Kerr | Chicago Bulls |
| 1965-66 | Dolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1964-65 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics |
| 1963-64 | Alex Hannum | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1962-63 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks |
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