Brown additionally gained the award in 2009 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, guiding a workforce that gained 66 video games as LeBron James was once named the league’s Most Valuable Player.
He was once sacked through the Cavs 12 months later, sooner or later touchdown in brief with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In his first 12 months on the helm in Sacramento he became round a franchise whose 17-year playoff drought was once the longest in NBA historical past and the longest lively drought in main US professional sports activities.
The 53-year-old won 100 out of 100 conceivable first-place votes, a primary in voting for the award.
Brown arrived in Sacramento after six seasons as an assistant to Steve Kerr with the Golden State Warriors — simply up the street in San Francisco.
“These honors don’t come around often, so you’re very appreciative of them,” Brown mentioned all over an interview on broadcaster TNT’s program pronouncing the award.
“Inside The NBA” after being named the winner of the award.
Long identified for prioritizing protection, Brown advanced the younger Kings workforce into an offensive power.
The Kings led the league in scoring with a median of 120.7 issues according to sport within the common season.
They have been moment in box purpose share at 49.4 and 3rd in assists according to sport at 27.3.
Their 48–34 document is an 18-game growth over remaining season, after they completed 30–52.
Now the Kings are up 2-0 of their first-round playoff collection in opposition to the reigning champion Warriors after successful the primary two video games on their house flooring.
Brown claimed the award forward of Oklahoma City Thunder trainer Mark Daigneault, who led his rebuilding membership to a 40–42 document and a play-in berth, and Boston Celtics trainer Joe Mazzulla.
Mazzulla, at 34 the youngest lively head trainer within the NBA, led Boston to the second-best document within the NBA after he was once thrust into the process days ahead of coaching camp when Ime Udoka was once swiftly suspended for violating workforce regulations.