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Atlanta Hawks' Mike Budenholzer was officially voted the 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year per NBA.com's Official Release. Budenholzer garnered 67 first-place votes and finished with 513 total points, overcoming Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr who received with 56 first-place votes and 471 overall points.
In his second season as the head coach, Budenholzer helped the Hawks to a franchise-best 60-22 regular season record. One of the most notably achievements for the Hawks was going 17-0 in January, the best calendar month in NBA history. Consequently, Atlanta's starting-five went on to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.
| Coach | Team | 1st Place (5 pts) | 2nd Place (3 pts) | 3rd Place (1 pt) | Total |
| Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta | 67 | 58 | 4 | 513 |
| Steve Kerr | Golden State | 56 | 61 | 8 | 471 |
| Jason Kidd | Milwaukee | 1 | 5 | 37 | 57 |
| Brad Stevens | Boston | 2 | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| Gregg Popovich | San Antonio | 3 | -- | 23 | 38 |
| Kevin McHale | Houston | -- | -- | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Thibodeau | Chicago | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Quin Snyder | Utah | -- | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| David Blatt | Cleveland | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Doc Rivers | L.A. Clippers | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Stotts | Portland | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Carlisle | Dallas | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Dwane Casey | Toronto | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Hornacek | Phoenix | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Monty Williams | New Orleans | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year Results via NBA.com's Official Release