| Coach of the Year | |||||||||
| YEAR | COACH | TEAM | W-L | PLAYOFFS W-L | CAREER W-L | EXP | |||
| 2017 | Mike D'Antoni | Houston Rockets | 55-27 | 6-5 | 510-453 | 12 years | |||
| 2016 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors | 73-9 | 15-9 | 207-39 | 2 years | |||
| 2015 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks | 60-22 | 8-8 | 189-139 | 3 years | |||
| 2014 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 62-20 | 16-7 | 1150-506 | 20 years | |||
| 2013 | George Karl | Denver Nuggets | 57-25 | 2-4 | 1175-824 | 27 years | |||
| 2012 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 50-16 | 10-4 | 1150-506 | 20 years | |||
| 2011 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls | 62-20 | 9-7 | 286-190 | 2 years | |||
| 2010 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50-32 | 2-4 | 387-240 | 0 year | |||
| 2009 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66-16 | 10-4 | 348-216 | 0 year | |||
| 2008 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets | 56-26 | 7-5 | 454-647 | 15 years | |||
| 2007 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors | 47-35 | 2-4 | 185-243 | 6 years | |||
| 2006 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks | 60-22 | 14-9 | 254-186 | 6 years | |||
| 2005 | Mike D'Antoni | Phoenix Suns | 62-20 | 9-6 | 510-453 | 12 years | |||
| 2004 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies | 50-32 | 0-4 | 424-489 | 13 years | |||
| 2003 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies | 28-41 | 424-489 | 13 years | ||||
| Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 60-22 | 16-8 | 1150-506 | 20 years | ||||
| 2002 | Rick Carlisle | Detroit Pistons | 50-32 | 4-6 | 694-520 | 14 years | |||
| 2001 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers | 56-26 | 12-11 | 1098-904 | 0 year | |||
| 2000 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic | 41-41 | 804-584 | 17 years | ||||
| 1999 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers | 35-15 | 7-6 | 613-716 | 17 years | |||
| 1998 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers | 58-24 | 10-6 | 147-67 | 0 year | |||
| 1997 | Pat Riley | Miami Heat | 61-21 | 8-9 | 1246-688 | 0 year | |||
| 1996 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls | 72-10 | 15-3 | 1155-485 | 0 year | |||
| 1995 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers | 42-40 | 550-463 | 14 years | ||||
| 1994 | Lenny Wilkens | Atlanta Hawks | 57-25 | 5-6 | 1296-1109 | 32 years | |||
| 1993 | Pat Riley | New York Knicks | 60-22 | 9-6 | 1246-688 | 0 year | |||
| 1992 | Don Nelson | Golden State Warriors | 55-27 | 1-3 | 1335-1063 | 31 years | |||
| 1991 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets | 52-30 | 0-3 | 337-494 | 12 years | |||
| 1990 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | 63-19 | 4-5 | 1246-688 | 0 year | |||
| 1989 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Phoenix Suns | 55-27 | 692-593 | 21 years | ||||
| 1988 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets | 54-28 | 5-6 | 628-529 | 15 years | |||
| 1987 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-23 | 179-149 | 6 years | ||||
| 1986 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks | 50-32 | 4-5 | 667-548 | 17 years | |||
| 1985 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 59-23 | 3-5 | 1335-1063 | 31 years | |||
| 1984 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz | 45-37 | 277-294 | 8 years | ||||
| 1983 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 51-31 | 5-4 | 1335-1063 | 31 years | |||
| 1982 | Eugene Shue | Washington Bullets | 43-39 | 625-718 | 22 years | ||||
| 1981 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers | 44-38 | 136-215 | 6 years | ||||
| 1980 | Bill Fitch | Boston Celtics | 61-21 | 944-1106 | 25 years | ||||
| 1979 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | 692-593 | 21 years | ||||
| 1978 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks | 41-41 | 0-2 | 424-489 | 13 years | |||
| 1977 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets | 49-33 | 248-391 | 9 years | ||||
| 1976 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49-33 | 944-1106 | 25 years | ||||
| 1975 | Phil Johnson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44-38 | 236-306 | 9 years | ||||
| 1974 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | 52-30 | 147-134 | 4 years | ||||
| 1973 | Thomas Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 68-14 | 393-215 | 9 years | ||||
| 1972 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | 246-164 | 7 years | ||||
| 1971 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls | 51-31 | 863-925 | 25 years | ||||
| 1970 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks | 60-22 | 471-417 | 18 years | ||||
| 1969 | Eugene Shue | Baltimore Bullets | 57-25 | 625-718 | 22 years | ||||
| 1968 | Richard Guerin | St. Louis Hawks | 56-26 | 72-92 | 8 years | ||||
| 1967 | John Kerr | Chicago Bulls | 33-48 | 4 years | |||||
| 1966 | Adolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers | 55-25 | 22-61 | 5 years | ||||
| 1965 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics | 62-18 | 8-4 | 17 years | ||||
| 1964 | Alexander Hannum | San Francisco Warriors | 48-32 | 40-42 | 12 years | ||||
| 1963 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks | 48-32 | 5 years | |||||