With his team leading its first-round series 3-0, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was named the NBA's Coach of the Year Sunday night, finishing ahead of Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley and Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch.
Daignault, in his fourth season on Oklahoma City's sidelines, piloted the Thunder to the top seed in the Western Conference standings despite having one of the NBA's youngest teams this season.
"I've used the word uncommon with this team all year and the reason I think they're so uncommon is they have incredible ambition," Daignault said in an interview with TNT Sunday."They care about their individual careers, they work hard individually, but they also really appreciate each other's success and they root for each other, they're behind each other and we've done everything together all year.
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