On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced a regular season award, and Suns coach Monty Williams was elected as the best head coach of the year. The award was also undisputed, with Monti being the biggest hit and eventually being crowned.
In the regular season, Monty led the Suns to a record of 64 wins and 18 losses, ranking first in the league and breaking the record for season wins in the history of the Suns. In the record of the best coach in a single season, Monti led the team to a 78% win rate, ranking 4th in history, and the first is 16 years of Kerr, leading the Warriors to a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, with a winning rate of 89%.
The Suns official congratulated Monty for the first time, with the caption: "Leadership, guidance, companionship, congratulations to Coach Monty Williams, who was elected the 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year."
Subsequently, the NBA official also announced the specific votes, of which Monti received 81 first votes, 17 second votes, 2 third votes, a total score of 458 points, ahead of Jenkins (Grizzlies manager) behind him almost 200 points, his votes are: 17 first votes, 55 second votes, 20 third votes.
This is the third manager in Suns history to receive the award, the first two being D'Antoni (04-05) and Cotton Fitzsimmons (88-89).
Interestingly, before the official release, Booker in the team announced the news for the first time, faster than the famous Shams, he wrote on social media: "Suns head coach Monty Williams has been voted the league's best head coach of the season, and the league's official announcement is expected to be announced later today." ”
After Monty won the award, the whole team also sent him blessings for the first time, and the disciples gave him applause, which he deserved. Monti's family also came to the training ground, and finally the whole team plus staff and family members took a big group photo together, in which Monty stood in the C position holding the trophy.
The Suns will also prepare for the battle against the Lone Rangers' Tennozan, losing all of the last 2 away games, and the Suns urgently need a victory to boost morale.