Rookies, players and now coaches. The NBA has just finished unveiling its first trophies of the season, naming Joe Mazzulla (Celtics) and Monty Williams (Suns) like “Coaches of the month” in the East and West, on behalf of October and November. In other words, the brains of the leaders of each conference.
Appreciated by everyone in Massachusetts, Joe Mazzulla takes his first steps to perfection on an NBA bench. With a record of 18 wins and 4 losses after a month and a half of competition, and above all a fiery attack, he currently leads Boston to the top of the league, even though he is only a rookie in the field. . Remember that before this season, he was Ime Udoka’s assistant, suspended by his leaders ahead of this 2022/23 financial year and replaced at short notice by his former right arm.
On the other side of the country, Monty Williams confirms his Coach of the Year title obtained last spring, since Phoenix continues to lead the race in the West: 15 wins in 21 games. Despite, however, the absence of his maestro Chris Paul and that of Cameron Johnson, as well as the sidelining of Jae Crowder and the summer tensions with Deandre Ayton…
Carried by their “Players of the month” (Jayson Tatum/Devin Booker) and their “Coaches of the month” (Joe Mazzulla/Monty Williams), the Celtics and the Suns are therefore on a roll at the start of the season…
Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and Boston Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October/November. pic.twitter.com/AZChGTllil
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 1, 2022
