Early Season NBA Awards 2018-19

Coach of the Year: Mike Budenholzer

Milwaukee Bucks v Golden State Warriors

This was probably the easiest hardware to the handout, as the Coach of the Year race is led by Mike Budenholzer by a mile. His acquisition could might as well wind up being similar to the acquisition Steve Kerr by the Golden State Warriors, as that acquisition helped unlock the full potential of a very talented roster.

Budenholzer has helped transition Giannis from being a fringe superstar to a full-fledged MVP Candidate. The Milwaukee Bucks offense mostly consists of layups and threes and they have completely removed the long twos from their repertoire.

They play a five out offense which means that no Milwaukee player is positioned in the paint when they're starting their offence and they are all around the three-point line. This motion offense creates a lot of driving lanes for The Greek Freak, who has been thriving in his role.

The Bucks have also been more engaged defensively as their switching style defence needs everyone to buy into the scheme in order for it to work and Budenholzer has helped do just that.

Runner Up: Nick Nurse