The accolades maintain coming the Spurs manner after their historic February run. After the Spurs went 11-0 for simply their third undefeated month in franchise historical past whereas changing into the primary crew in NBA historical past to do it whereas scoring 110 or extra factors in each sport, Mitch Johnson has been named Western Convention Coach of the Month. He’s joined by the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson within the East.
That is Johnson’s second Coach of the Month award. He additionally gained it for the month of December after the Spurs went on an eight-game successful streak and made it to the NBA Cup Finals regardless of enjoying a lot of the month both with out Wemby or with him on minutes restrictions. The Spurs presently have the third finest document within the league and second finest within the West at 43-17. They’ve skilled one of many largest rises this season, and because of this, Johnson must be a candidate for Coach of the 12 months, as effectively. What an accomplishment that may be for a first-year head coach.
The Spurs may have a number of plaques at hand out once they return from the Rodeo Highway Journey on Thursday to face the Detroit Pistons. Becoming a member of Johnson with month-to-month awards are Dylan Harper as Western Convention Rookie of the Month and Victor Wembanyama, who gained each Western Convention Defensive Participant of the Month and over all Western Convention Participant of the Month. This additionally made the Spurs the primary crew in NBA historical past to brush a complete month of the awards.
