Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors has won the NBA’s Coach of the Year award for the 2015-16 season.
Despite complications from two back surgeries forcing Kerr to miss the first 43 games of Golden State’s season, his role in building the culture that put the Warriors on a path for a record-setting 73 wins is what landed him the Coach of the Year title.
Golden State went 73-9 in the regular season to trump the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the best single-season mark in league history.
Kerr finished second in Coach of the Year balloting behind Atlanta’s Mike Budenholzer last season, which was Kerr’s first season as a head coach. That team went 67-15 en route to winning the Warriors’ first championship in 40 years.
Steve Kerr will receive his trophy on Wednesday night, prior to Warriors vs. Rockets Game 5.
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