The “Thunder” strategist was recognized as the best in the NBA

Individual award winners continue to emerge in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He was recognized as the best strategist this season after leading the Oklahoma Thunder to first place in the West Mark Daigneault.

Jamahl Mosley (Orlando Magic), Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves), Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics), Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) also received first place votes. ).

The specialist is coaching the Oklahoma club for the fourth season in a row, and the results are improving rapidly. In the 2021-2022 season, “Thunder” was still among the league’s outsiders (24/58), last season it reached the playoffs (40/42), and this year it has already broken through to the league’s favorites (57/25).

39-year-old M. Daigneault has been with this organization for a decade. He coached the Oklahoma Blue team in the G League from 2014 to 2019, then joined the Thunder staff, replacing Billy Donovan as head coach in 2020.

Prior to working at Oklahoma, he gained college basketball experience as an assistant with the Holy Cross Crusaders and the University of Florida Gators.

This is the second such award for M. Daigneault this season. He was also recognized by the NBA Coaches Association (NBCA).

The Thunder are one step away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs as they hold a 3-0 lead over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference. The club has not reached such heights since the 2016 playoffs, when the team was still led by Kevin Durant.

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