Red Auerbach Trophy

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The Red Auerbach Trophy is the NBA Coach of the Year award, presented annually to the league’s most outstanding head coach.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association award
basketball award
sports award
associatedOrganization NBA franchises
awardedFor NBA Coach of the Year
category NBA regular season awards
coaching awards
competition NBA regular season
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility head coaches of NBA teams
field professional basketball
firstSeasonAwarded 1962–63 NBA season
frequency annual
givenTo NBA head coach
most outstanding head coach in a given NBA regular season
governingBody NBA Board of Governors
inception 1962
languageOfOfficialName English
league National Basketball Association
material trophy
namedAfter Red Auerbach
surface form: Arnold "Red" Auerbach

Red Auerbach
notableMultipleTimeWinners Don Nelson
Gregg Popovich
Mike D’Antoni
Pat Riley
Tom Thibodeau
originalName NBA Coach of the Year
surface form: NBA Coach of the Year Award
presentedBy National Basketball Association
renamedInHonorOf Red Auerbach
scope league-wide
selectionProcess voting by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters
shortName NBA Coach of the Year
surface form: NBA Coach of the Year Award
sport basketball
status active award
timeOfEvaluation performance during the regular season
typeOfRecipient individual coach

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Gregg Popovich awardReceived Red Auerbach Trophy