Degnolts, the strategist of the young “Thunder”, is confidently recognized as the best coach in the NBA – Basketball – Sportacentrs.com

Out of 100 journalists, 89 put Degnolt first, and the American also won nine second and one third places, accumulating a total of 473 out of 500 points and missing the top three in only one questionnaire. Second with 158 points was Orlando Magic coach Jamal Mosley (4-36-30), third with 105 points was Minnesota Timberwolves cornerback Chris Finch (1-23-31), and fourth with 79 points was regular season winner Joe Mazula (2-16-21) of the Boston Celtics. Tim Thibodeau from New York “Knicks” also received two first places, Erik Spoelstra from Miami “Heat” received one first place.

Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the youngest teams in the league, but with talented players, they earned a record of 57-25 and became the winner of the Western Conference in the regular season, ahead of the Denver Nuggets (57-25) and Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26) in the photo finish. . “I’ve called our team extraordinary all season, and the reason it’s so extraordinary is the incredible ambition. All the players care about their careers, they all work hard individually, but they also really appreciate the success of their teammates and support each other – they care about each other to another and have achieved everything this season together,” 39-year-old Degnolt told TNT.

Degnolt became the head coach of “Thunder” in November 2020 and last season was recognized as the second best coach in the league – Sacramento “Kings” coach Mike Brown was the clear winner with 100 first places. The 25-year-old leader of the Thunder, Shay Gilges-Alexander, averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.2 turnovers in the regular season. Until the change to “Hornets” there was also in this team Davis Bertans, coming on as a substitute in 15 matches and averaging 2.9 points in 6.1 minutes. The Thunder is leading the New Orleans Pelicans 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs.