coached 39 of the 82 games in the season due to complications from offseason back surgery, though he received credit for all of the Golden State Warriors' 73 wins that season. Assistant coach Luke Walton served as interim head coach for the other 43 games for the Warriors, receiving one second-place vote and two third-place votes. Kerr asked the league to award Walton with the wins accumulated during Kerr's medical recovery time, but the NBA refused to do so because under league rules interim head coaches do not have win-loss records at all. Winners Multi-time winners Teams See also NBCA Coach of the Year Award, awarded by NBA coaches' union NBL (United States) Coach of the Year Award Notes References General Specific Coach National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association coaches Basketball coaching awards in the United States Awards established in 1963