By Jenna West | The Athletic, 2026-05-26 18:59:26
NBA将于周二晚间，在圣安东尼奥马刺与俄克拉荷马雷霆的西部决赛第五场开打前，公布2025-26赛季年度最佳教练得主。
底特律活塞的J.B.·比克斯塔夫 (J.B. Bickerstaff)、波士顿凯尔特人的乔·马祖拉 (Joe Mazzulla) 以及马刺的米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 入围了该奖项的最终候选名单。
比克斯塔夫带领活塞在常规赛一路高歌猛进，自2006年以来首次斩获60胜。自从两年前接掌底特律帅印以来，他取得了104胜60负的常规赛战绩。本月早些时候，活塞与比克斯塔夫完成了续约，以此表彰他的功绩，并展现了球队对他以及他所塑造的球队文化的信任。
在此之前，活塞在季后赛首轮对阵奥兰多魔术的系列赛中，在1-3落后的绝境下完成了大逆转，这也是该队自2008年以来首次赢得季后赛系列赛的胜利。不过，他们在东部半决赛中负于克利夫兰骑士。
马祖拉在带领凯尔特人连续第五个赛季斩获50+胜场后，整个赛季都被视为年度最佳教练的有力争夺者。尽管波士顿在休赛期经历了阵容大换血，且杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum) 因跟腱断裂恢复缺席了本赛季的大部分比赛，但他们依然取得了成功。
去年12月，马祖拉当选东部月度最佳教练，但他当时表示根本没人关心这个奖。当在常规赛临近结束被问及可能赢得年度最佳教练时，他对此付之一笑，不以为意。
“我不需要它，”马祖拉在3月30日表示。“我认为这是一个愚蠢的奖项。他们根本不应该设立这个奖。这更多是关于球员的努力，以及教练组幕后付出的工作。事情就是这么简单。我真的再也不想被问到或者谈论这个话题了。”
约翰逊的球队目前仍在季后赛中征战，他们与雷霆的西部决赛系列赛大比分战成2-2平。马刺正在全力争夺一个总决赛席位，如果晋级，他们将迎战纽约尼克斯，后者已于周一晚间晋级。
这是约翰逊执掌帅印的首个完整赛季，他在2024-25赛季接替了功勋主教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich)。在约翰逊的带领下，圣安东尼奥马刺在常规赛一路狂飙，取得了62胜20负的战绩，并自2019年以来首次杀入季后赛。
由维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 领衔的马刺将于周二晚间在NBC和Peacock平台上与雷霆展开天王山之战（第五场）。年度最佳教练的评选结果将于美东时间晚上7:30公布，比赛则将于晚上8:30正式开球。
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NBA Coach of the Year to be announced Tuesday night
The NBA will announce the 2025-26 Coach of the Year winner Tuesday night ahead of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Detroit Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff, the Boston Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla and the Spurs’ Mitch Johnson are finalists for the award.
Bickerstaff led the Pistons as they plowed through the regular season to win 60 games for the first time since 2006. He has a 104-60 regular-season record since taking over as Detroit’s coach two years ago. Earlier this month, the Pistons rewarded Bickerstaff with a contract extension, showing the franchise’s belief in him and the team culture he has cultivated.
The extension followed Detroit’s comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the Pistons’ first-round series against the Orlando Magic, marking the franchise’s first playoff series win since 2008. However, they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Mazzulla was considered a Coach of the Year contender throughout the season after guiding the Celtics to their fifth straight 50-plus-win campaign. Boston’s success came despite an offseason overhaul and Jayson Tatum missing most of the season while recovering from a torn Achilles.
In December, Mazzulla won Eastern Conference Coach of the Month and said nobody cares about that award. When asked near the end of the regular season about potentially winning Coach of the Year, he brushed it off.
“I don’t need it,” Mazzulla said on March 30. “I think it’s a stupid award. They shouldn’t have it. And it’s more about the players. It’s more about the work that the staff puts in. It’s just that simple. I really don’t ever want to be asked or talk about it again.”
Johnson’s team remains in the playoffs, with its Western Conference finals series against the Thunder tied at 2-2. The Spurs are playing for a spot in the NBA Finals, where they would face the New York Knicks, who advanced Monday night.
This is Johnson’s first full season at the helm after he took over for longtime head coach Gregg Popovich in 2024-25. Under Johnson’s guidance, San Antonio surged to a 62-20 regular-season record and its first playoff appearance since 2019.
The Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, will face the Thunder in Game 5 on Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock. The Coach of the Year announcement will be made at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the game will tip off at 8:30 p.m.
By Jenna West, via The Athletic