Just moments after the All-Star guard’s tweet, The Athletic’s Shams Charania confirmed Williams will take home the award.
The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise after Williams led the Suns to the best record in the NBA at 64-18. Just one year after taking the Suns to the NBA Finals, Williams had Phoenix clicking on all cylinders as it cruised to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
The Suns had the league’s fifth-best offensive rating (114.2) and third-best defensive rating (106.8), leading to the best net rating (7.5) in the NBA this season.
The Suns went 32-9 at home and on the road – each of which was the best mark in the league. Their 32-9 road record was tied for the fifth-best in NBA history.
Phoenix established its dominance early when it went on an 18-game win streak after the first four games of the season. The Suns never looked back from that point, only losing back-to-back games twice for the remainder of the season.
With Williams at the helm, the Suns have quickly turned from a franchise that missed the playoffs for a decade straight to a perennial title contender for the foreseeable future. In beating out the Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra and Memphis Grizzlies’ Taylor Jenkins, Williams was rightfully crowned as the 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year.
Below you can find every Coach of the Year winner in NBA history.
