"He nearly swept the field in last year's annual GM survey, and almost did so again this week. The NBA's 24th annual general manager survey was released this week, posing 49 different questions about the league's best teams, coaches and players heading into the new campaign. To nobody's surprise, Spoelstra was dubbed the league's best coach for the sixth-straight survey - as well as the "best manager/motivator of people" for the third-straight year."
"Spoelstra took home 52 percent of the vote, with reigning NBA champion head coach Mark Daigneault securing 34 percent of the vote and Los Angeles' Tyronn Lue earning seven percent. Spoelstra, 54, earned 69 percent of the vote last year, 73 percent in 2023-24 and 52 percent in 2022-23. Spoelstra finished T-3 (13 percent) for which head coach makes the best in-game adjustments and third (13 percent) which has the best defensive schemes."
Erik Spoelstra received the most votes from NBA general managers, earning the league's best coach designation for a sixth consecutive GM survey and best manager/motivator for a third consecutive year. He captured 52 percent of the vote, with Mark Daigneault receiving 34 percent and Tyronn Lue seven percent. Spoelstra previously earned 69 percent last year, 73 percent in 2023-24 and 52 percent in 2022-23. He tied for third (13 percent) in votes for best in-game adjustments and finished third (13 percent) for best defensive schemes. He also received votes for best offensive schemes despite Miami's bottom-third offenses over the last three seasons. Some contend he has not been among the very best during the past two seasons and that he may be extra motivated following what was described as the worst coaching job of his career in 2025-26.
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