a 51–21 record, clinching the division and the second seed in the Western Conference. Williams coached the Suns to a first round series victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games, and a sweep of the Denver Nuggets in the conference semifinals. Williams then coached the Suns to a Western Conference Finals victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in six games, advancing the Suns to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. This is also the first Finals appearance for Williams in his coaching career. Facing the Milwaukee Bucks, the Suns would lose in six games. On December 27, 2021, Williams was placed in the Suns COVID-19 protocol. On January 30, 2022, Williams was named as the Western Conference head coach for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as a result of his team's NBA-best record at a league-best 40–9 record this season. Williams and the Suns were the 1st team to clinch a playoff birth on the season with a 53-13 record. The Suns finished the season with franchise record for wins, compiling 64 wins to 18 losses. Williams was selected for his second consecutive NBCA Coach of the Year award. On March 9, 2022 , Williams was named the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year leading the Suns to a franchise record in wins at 64–18 and the best record in the league after finishing 2nd the year prior in the voting. Executive career In 2016, Williams became the vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs. On June 26, 2017, while serving as vice president for the Spurs, Williams was selected as the winner of the Sager Strong Award during the first NBA Awards show. Personal life On February 10, 2016, Williams' wife, Ingrid, died from injuries sustained from a car crash in Oklahoma City after her car was struck head-on by a vehicle that crossed lanes after losing control. The couple had five children together. Williams is a Christian. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|New York |41||23||12.3||.451||.000||.447||2.4||1.2||.5||.1||3.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|New York |14||0||4.4||.318||–||.625||1.2||.3||.1||.0||1.4 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio |17||0||7.2||.435||.000||.750||1.4||.2||.2||.1||2.9 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio |65||26||20.7||.509||.000||.645||3.2||1.4||.8||.8||9.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio |72||16||18.3||.448||.500||.670||2.5||1.2||.5||.3||6.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Denver |1||0||6.0||.000||–||.500||.0||.0||.0||.0||1.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Orlando |75||23||20.0||.489||.400||.741||3.3||1.4||.6||.2||8.7 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Orlando |82||0||14.8||.447||.077||.639||3.0||1.0||.4||.2||5.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Orlando |68||19||18.9||.547||.000||.657||3.5||1.4||.7||.3||7.1 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia |21||2||13.1||.425||.000||.750||2.1||1.2||.6||.2||4.4 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career |456||109||16.7||.481||.111||.665||2.8||1.2||.6||.3||6.3 |} Playoffs |- |style="text-align:left;"|1995 |style="text-align:left;"|New York |1||0||4.0||1.000||–||–||.0||.0||.0||.0||4.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1996 |style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio |7||0||4.1||.222||–||.500||1.0||.0||.0||.0||1.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|1998 |style="text-align:left;"|San