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New York (AFP) - Mike Budenholzer, who led the Atlanta Hawks to a franchise-record 60 wins this season, has been named the NBA's coach of the year, the league announced Tuesday.
Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and a total of 513 points from a nationwide panel of sportswriters to beat out Golden State's Steve Kerr for the award.
Atlanta won the Southeast Division and earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.