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DRAYMOND GREEN, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS:
“Jarret Allen, he’s been constantly getting better since he came into the league, and Evan Mobley’s a star. I don’t care what anybody says. I believed that when he was at USC, he continues to show that promise. And then, Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland put pressure on the rim and it makes it even harder to guard them.”
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J.B. BICKERSTAFF, CAVALIERS HEAD COACH
"We know what Jarrett Allen brings. His shot blocking ability, he can score in the post especially off of pick and rolls. He’s great at dive and lob threat."
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Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat Head Coach
“[Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley] are both defensive minded about the right things. They’re winning basketball players. They fit very well off each other. And sometimes that’s a hard pairing to find, that kind of synergy, with two bigs. But they’ve been able to play off each other very well.”
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Kristaps Porzingis, Washington Wizards
“Their pressure, for sure -- they’re the No. 1 defense in the league and you could feel it,” he said. “They’re blowing up all the handoffs and they’re not giving up on plays. They’re helping each other, trusting each other, and they made us turn the ball over a lot and proved that’s the type of defense they play and that’s the type of team they are.”
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J.B. BICKERSTAFF
"He's the anchor defensively…So, again, if he's not doing his job, our defense doesn't work. His responsibility is to protect everybody else on the floor. And, again, if he's not willing to do that, our defense doesn't work.”
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ATKINSON
COACH OF THE YEAR
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
END OF SEASON AWARDS 2025
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The Cavs’ third 60-win season in franchise history and the best mark in the Eastern Conference. It is the 2nd time in team history the Cavs have won at least 64 games (66-16 in 2008-09). Atkinson also became the 5th NBA coach EVER to win 64+ games in his first season with a new team.
*STATS AS OF 04/14/2025
64-18 RECORD
2X COACH OF THE MONTH
Atkinson took home the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for October/November and December.
THREE 12+ GAME WIN STREAKS
Just the 2nd team in NBA history to have 3 separate 12+ game win streaks in a single season (2006-07 Dallas Mavericks).
TWO 15+ GAME WIN STREAKS
Just the 6th team in NBA history to have multiple 15+ game win streaks in a single season: 2006-07 PHX, 1999-00 LAL, 1996-96 UTA, 1970-71 MIL, 1946-47 WAS Capitols.
16-GAME WIN STREAK
Atkinson helped lead the Cavaliers to three of the four longest winning streaks in the NBA this season, including a franchise-best 16-game winning streak from February 5th to March 14, snagging eight double digit wins during that streak.
15-0 START
Just the 4th team in NBA history to start a season 15-0.
121.9 POINTS PER GAME (1ST IN THE NBA)
Set a new Cavaliers franchise record for PPG (previous high is 114.1 PPG in 1979-80).
.383 3FG% (2ND IN THE NBA)
The 5th best 3FG% in franchise history (franchise high is .407 3FG% in 1989-90).
121.0 OFFENSIVE RATING (1ST IN THE NBA)
The highest in franchise history.
.491 FG% (2ND IN THE NBA)
The 3rd-best FG% in franchise history (franchise high is .502 FG% in 1988-89).
+9.5 PPG DIFFERENTIAL (2ND IN THE NBA)
Set a new franchise record (previous high is +8.9 in 2008-09).
41 WINS THIS SEASON BY 10+ POINTS (T-2ND IN THE NBA)
Tied for most in team history (41 such games in 2008-09).
18 WINS THIS SEASON BY 20+ POINTS
The most in team history.
5 WINS THIS SEASON BY 30+ POINTS
The 2nd-most 30-point wins in team history (six wins by 30+ PTS in 2014-15)
45 GAMES WITH 120+ PTS
A new franchise single-season record (previous mark was 24 in 1979-80 and 2016-17).
20 GAMES WITH 130+ PTS
A new franchise single-season record (previous mark was 5 in 2016-17 and 2017-18).
4 GAMES WITH 140+ PTS GAMES
A new franchise single-season record (previous mark was 2 in 1979-80 and 1991-92).
1,303 3FGM
The most three-pointers made in a season in team history.
CAVS DEFENSIVE NUMBERS UNDER ATKINSON
RATINGS: 111.8 defensive rating (8th in NBA)
OPP. FG%: Cleveland’s opponent field goal percentage is .454 FG% (3rd in NBA)
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING: The Cavs ranks 5th in the NBA (3rd in East) in DREB per game (34.2 DREB). The Cavs 34.2 DREB average is the 2nd-highest in franchise history (current high is 34.4 DREB per game in 2016-17).
PTS OF TOS: The Cavs rank 4th in the NBA in fewest opponent points off turnovers this season (15.8).
The Cavs rank 8th in the NBA in fewest opponent points in the paint this season (47.1).
ALL-STAR COACH
Kenny Atkinson was honored with coaching the 2025 NBA All-Star game in San Francisco for the first time in his career, along with his coaching staff. It was the fourth time in team history that the Cavs head coach had been selected to coach in the NBA All-Star game (Tyronn Lue in 2016, Mike Brown in 2009 and Lenny Wilkins in 1989).
Atkinson was the head coach of “Shaq’s Ogs” at the NBA All-Star Game, and went on to win the tournament.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Cleveland picked up its franchise-record 16th straight win after a 133-124 win at Memphis on March 14.
On March 25 at Portland, Atkinson became the 16th coach in NBA history to have 58 wins in the first season as head coach with a new team.
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“The second biggest quality for a championship team, in my opinion, is resilience, and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been exactly that. Three straight 15-point come from behind wins, that takes soul. the Celtics right here where the score was 25-3. all of us were flabbergasted, and then it was the trail blazers and then it was the bulls. it does not matter what the score is, they are playing hard and they are playing to win.”
CHINEY OGWUMIKE
FORMER WNBA PLAYER & ESPN ANALYST
“I’m with you 1,000% and you have to give credit to Koby Altman and the front office for doing that. they had to go through it. I’m going to harp on this when you look at the Cavs, a lot of teams when you have this type of success when you get to the postseason, you might bump your head, right, you might have some failure, but you learn from that. we saw it with the celtics. we saw it with the miami heat. we saw it with a lot of teams.”
KENDRICK PERKINS
FORMER NBA PLAYER & ESPN ANALYST
Chiney Ogwumike, former WNBA player and ESPN analyst: “I feel like the Cleveland Cavaliers have done something that has flown under the radar. they've really been able to turn the page from LeBron James. we thought once he brought a title back to Akron, to Cleveland, to the Cavaliers, it’s been nine years later and finally you have a team that can go right back to where LeBron brought them, a championship in the city.”
CHINEY OGWUMIKE
FORMER WNBA PLAYER & ESPN ANALYST
“He’s not an offensive guy. He’s not a defensive guy. He’s not a player development guy. He is kind of all the above.”
STEPH CURRY
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ALL-STAR GUARD
“You have Kenny Atkinson there. Kenny Atkinson has unlocked Evan Mobley now the guys feel complete.. a favorite for coach of the year.”
KENDRICK PERKINS
ESPN ANALYST
“Kenny Atkinson what he bought to that team the mindset that he bough to that team… You see it in Darius Garland. Darius Garland is playing at an All-Star level…an NBA Starter All-Star level.”
DRAYMOND GREEN
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS CENTER
“Kenny Atkinson being added to this team, he is a hell of a coach…A lot of people thought he never should have been let go in Brooklyn. nevertheless, Kenny Atkinson is reminding us all what a quality coach he is and a kind of excellence he can infuse on that team.”
STEPHEN A. SMITH
ESPN ANALYST
Led Cleveland to its third 60th win season after a 127-122 in over the Clippers on March 30.
Helped lead the Cavs to their first Central Division title since the 2017-18 season in a win over Brooklyn on March 11.
On Nov. 17, Atkinson and the Cavs improved to 15-0 to start the season, becoming the first coach ever to win his first 15 games with a new team.
On March 9 at Milwaukee, Cleveland won their 54th game of the season, with Atkinson securing the most wins by a Cavs head coach in their first season with the team in franchise history.
“He is a tireless worker. He loves it. Every time I would call him, he would be watching league pass. He’s a maniac, in a good way. He did a phenomenal job for us and made me a better coach.”
STEVE KERR
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS HEAD COACH
Became the 8th head coach in NBA history to win at least 62 games in the 1st season as head coach with a new team win a win over the Spurs on April 4th.
On March 9 at Milwaukee, Cleveland won their 54th game of the season, with Atkinson securing the most wins by a Cavs head coach in their first season with the team in franchise history.
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