The San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2013-14 NBA Coach of the Year. Popovich’s Spurs posted the league’s best record at 62-20. That record provides San Antonio with home court advantage throughout the postseason.
Popovich, who wins his second NBA Coach of the Year award in the past three seasons and third of his career, joins Don Nelson and Pat Riley as the only coaches to receive the honor three times. Popovich received 380 points, which included 59 first-place votes, from a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.