{"id":535636,"date":"2023-01-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/coach-of-the-year-pick-odds\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:00:00","slug":"coach-of-the-year-pick-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coach-of-the-year-pick-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Coach of the Year pick, odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21932da639a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21932da639a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coach-of-the-year-pick-odds\/#%E2%80%9CCoach_of_the_Year_pick_odds%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Coach of the Year pick, odds&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coach-of-the-year-pick-odds\/#Betting_on_the_NBA\" >Betting on the NBA?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCoach_of_the_Year_pick_odds%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Coach of the Year pick, odds&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\"><em>Commercial content 21+.<\/em><br \/>\n    <\/aside>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Three years ago, Joe Mazzulla was the head coach of Division-II school Fairmont State. Just over three months ago, he was coming off his third year as a Celtics assistant coach, still seemingly years away from his first shot as a head coach at the professional level.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s the favorite to win NBA Coach of the Year. And at this rate, it\u2019ll take a strong push to dethrone him.<\/p>\n<p>The betting markets have barely been able to keep up with the stunning rise for Boston\u2019s interim head coach, who was hardly on anybody\u2019s radar over the summer. 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AZ, CT, IA, IL, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, WV, WY only. T&amp;C apply     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then the team suspended Udoka for the season and turned to the 34-year-old Mazzulla, whose only NBA experience to that point came in the last three seasons on Boston\u2019s bench. At first, oddsmakers didn\u2019t even list Mazzulla in the Coach of the Year market, instead opting for the Timberwolves\u2019 Chris Finch and Grizzlies\u2019 Taylor Jenkins atop the board.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, oddsmakers installed Mazzulla among the preseason favorites by October, pricing him at 12\/1 at BetMGM among the likes of Finch and Jenkins. It didn\u2019t take long for Mazzulla to seize the top spot on the board after his Celtics won 21 of their first 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s \u2014 with three of those losses coming in overtime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/joemaz.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joe Mazzulla\" class=\"wp-image-25242925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/joemaz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/joemaz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/joemaz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/joemaz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joe Mazzulla<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That scintillating start earned Coach of the Month honors for Mazzulla, who was favored for this award by November and nearly an odds-on favorite by December. He remains the top choice in the betting market, sitting at +260 at DraftKings. But he\u2019s got competition.<\/p>\n<p>Nets coach Jacque Vaughn \u2014 another coach who started with an interim tag \u2014 was similarly off the board entering the season, when Steve Nash remained at the helm. Vaughn took over as the permanent head coach in November after Nash\u2019s unceremonious exit and was still a long shot for this award as recently as last week, when he was dealing at 14\/1 at BetMGM.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Betting_on_the_NBA\"><\/span>Betting on the NBA? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Then the wins started piling up for Brooklyn, which had rattled off an NBA-best 12 straight wins entering Wednesday\u2019s tilt with the underdog Bulls. That midseason surge has Vaughn (+280) nipping on Mazzulla\u2019s heels in the Coach of the Year market and makes for a compelling contrast between the top two candidates, both thrust into unenviable positions with loads of talent at their disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Do you favor the first-time candidate whose team seems likely to finish with the best record in the NBA, thanks largely to his steady hand after shocking offseason adversity? Or do you side with the longtime assistant and former head coach whose second stint stabilized perhaps the biggest in-season circus that we\u2019ve ever seen?<\/p>\n<p>They aren\u2019t alone in this race, either. Pelicans coach Willie Green (+370) has surprisingly led his team to one of the best records in the West despite extended absences from his top two stars. Jenkins (+600) has done the same with the Grizzlies, whose stellar December has them knocking on the door of the West\u2019s No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jacque-Vaughn-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jacque Vaughn\" class=\"wp-image-25242945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jacque-Vaughn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jacque-Vaughn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jacque-Vaughn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jacque-Vaughn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jacque Vaughn<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those two join Mazzulla and Vaughn as the only coaches with 6\/1 odds or shorter at most books, while four other head coaches \u2014 Rick Carlisle (Pacers, +800), Michael Malone (Nuggets, +800), Mike Brown (Kings, +900) and JB Bickerstaff (Cavaliers, +900) \u2014 are all dealing at shorter than 10\/1 as we approach the halfway point of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess which of those will emerge as legitimate candidates down the stretch, likely dictated by which squads can lock down a top seed in their respective conferences. 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