Crazy Night! The Best Coach of the Year announced, 6-year contract was reached, Clippers offseason plan

On May 6, the NBA playoffs are in full swing, and a crazy night off the court has been in the middle of the game. The league officially announced the best coach of the year, and Atkinson of the Cavaliers was successfully elected; the free market reached a 6-year contract, and the Jazz and the coach completed the contract renewal; the Clippers were eliminated in the first round tiebreak, and the offseason plan was revealed in the meeting of the season summary, and will continue to strengthen the lineup to maintain competitiveness.

NBA officially announced that Cavaliers coach Atkinson won the 2024-25 season coach of the year.

Atkinson led the Cavaliers to a record of 64 wins and 18 losses this season, ranking first in the East and second in the league. This is Atkinson's first season as the Cavaliers' head coach, and it is also the first time he was elected the best coach in his career. He also became the third in the history of the Cavaliers. The first two are Bill Fitch (1975-76 season) and Mike Brown (2008-09 season).

In the specific voting session, Atkinson won 59 first votes, 33 second votes, and 7 third votes, with a total score of 401 points. Pistons coach Bickstaff won 31 first votes, 44 second votes and 18 third votes, ranking second. Uduka, Dagenot and Tyron Lue were followed closely, and Lakers' new coach Redick also won five third-place votes.

According to famous reporter Shams, the Jazz renewed their contract with head coach Will Hardy until the 2030-31 season. This is a six-year long contract, and the specific amount of the contract has not been disclosed. This season, the Jazz's record was 17 wins and 65 losses, setting a new team's worst record in a single season. Obviously, Hardy has met the needs of the team. He has been playing hard these seasons. Once he can get the No. 1 pick, they can start the first step of reconstruction.

The Clippers lost to the Nuggets 3-4 in the first round and were unfortunately eliminated. Team President Frank made a season summary and also revealed the offseason plan. The Clippers first need to solve the player options of Harden and Batum, and they are all looking forward to their stay. In addition to this, the team will also strengthen the inside line, and at the same time add young players and shooters, and also reveal to the outside world that they will not choose to play badly, at least they will not play badly during Ballmer's time. In addition, they will not choose to change the core, and they will still form a lineup with Leonard and Harden.