{"id":31367,"date":"2025-05-07T21:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=31367"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:52:35","slug":"kenny-atkinson-named-2024-25-nba-coach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/kenny-atkinson-named-2024-25-nba-coach-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Atkinson Named 2024\u201325 NBA Coach of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has been honored with the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2024\u201325 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/history-coach-of-the-year-winners\">NBA Coach of the Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his first year leading the Cavaliers and his fifth overall as an NBA head coach, Atkinson guided the team to a 64\u201318 record. 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