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Lakers coach JJ Redick properly represented in Coach of the Year voting

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What to know about Lakers coach JJ Redick properly represented in Coach of the Year voting

The NBA’s end-of-season awards voting is just as divisive of a time within the league’s calendar as any other.

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What happened

The NBA’s end-of-season awards voting is just as divisive of a time within the league’s calendar as any other.

Why it matters

And not just because of the actual outcomes, but the voting results for each award create arguments within themselves.

Common ground

Lakers fans passionately defended franchise Luka Doncic, believing that he should’ve placed higher than fourth in the voting for league MVP that was awarded to Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the second consecutive season.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He’s shown through back-to-back 50-win seasons”
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Claim 2: “Tatum only playing 16 regular season games”
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Multiple cross-references from Nypost confirm that Jayson Tatum played only 16 regular season games.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tatum appeared in 16 games during the regular season, averaging 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per contest
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/sports/jayson-tatum-laments-in…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Celtics did it despite missing Tatum for all but 16 regular-season games as he recovered from a torn Achilles tendon.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/sports/joel-embiids-big-night-…
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Claim 3: “The Pistons were expected to be a playoff team, but not the No. 1 seed in the East they finished the regular season at, winning 13 more games than their preseason over/under”
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Claim 4: “The Spurs went from being viewed as a potential play-in team in the preseason to the second-best team in the league during the regular season, winning 18 more games than their preseason over/under”
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Claim 5: “Luka Doncic placed fourth in the voting for league MVP”
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Multiple independent reports from Nypost confirm that Luka Doncic finished fourth in the NBA MVP voting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2021–22 season. The playoffs began on April 16 and ended on June 16 with the Golden State Warriors defeatin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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Claim 6: “Justin Termine of SiriusXM explaining why he was the lone voter to leave Victor Wembanyama off his All-NBA first team, voting him second”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Justin Termine was the lone voter to leave Wembanyama off the first team, placing him second instead.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama also plays for the French national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. At the youth level, he led his team to two silver medals, including at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Termine, host of NBA Today on SiriusXM NBA Radio, placed Wembanyama on the second team instead of the first, casting the only ballot in the entire voter pool that did not give Wembanyama first-…
https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/justin-termine-victor-wemban…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama had the kind of season that usually removes any room for debate. He finished third in the MVP race and became the first unanimous DPOY in NBA history, making his All-NBA status appea…
https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/why_radio_presenter_…
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Claim 7: “Redick led the Lakers to a 53-win season”
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Claim 8: “the finalist for Coach of the Year – Muzzulla, Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff and Spurs’ Mitch Johnson”
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Multiple web search results identify Joe Mazzulla, J.B. Bickerstaff, and Mitch Johnson as the Coach of the Year finalists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joseph Arthur Mazzulla (born June 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzulla
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web search NEUTRAL — As the NBA Coach of the Year (COY) finalists are announced, all eyes are on J.B. Bickerstaff and the Detroit Pistons. Joining Bickerstaff in the spotlight are Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics and Mi…
https://www.therx.com/nba/bickerstaff-johnson-and-mazzulla-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fourth-year coach beat out the Pistons' JB Bickerstaff and Spurs' Mitch Johnson for the honor, the first time a Celtic has won it since 1980.
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/05/26/sp…
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Claim 9: “his best players in Luka Doncic (18), LeBron James (22) and Austin Reaves (31) all missing a significant amount of regular season games”
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Claim 10: “voting results for Coach of the Year was announced on Tuesday, revealing that Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla received the honor”
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Multiple sources including Shams Charania and other web reports confirm Joe Mazzulla won the 2025-26 NBA Coach of the Year award.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of National Basketball Association (NBA) head coaches. The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the United States an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Arthur Mazzulla (born June 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzulla
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Claim 11: “league MVP that was awarded to Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the second consecutive season”
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Corroborated by Nypost, ESPN, and Wikipedia, stating Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the MVP for the second consecutive season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended with the Western C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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Claim 12: “the Achilles tear Jayson Tatum suffered last 2025”
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Multiple web search results confirm Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles rupture/tear in May 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2026 ... Jayson Tatum has returned to the Boston Celtics after tearing his Achilles tendon during the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Martin O'Malley, MD, ...
https://www.facebook.com/hspecialsurgery/posts/jayson-tatum-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2026 ... Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles in May 2025, and was back playing NBA basketball 10 months later. Here's exactly what his rehab looked like, ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVjYzeHifDt/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 30, 2025 ... Just four months after suffering a devastating Achilles rupture, a setback that typically sidelines players for around a year, Tatum is seen ...
https://www.nba.com/news/jayson-tatum-back-on-the-court-4-mo…
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Claim 13: “Doncic should’ve unanimously been an All-NBA first team selection instead of receiving 91 first-team votes and nine second-team votes”
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Both Nypost and a web search result specifically confirm the vote count of 91 first-team and nine second-team votes for Luka Doncic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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Claim 14: “Hornets coach Charles Lee and Suns coach Jordon Ott, who finished fourth and fifth in the voting, respectively”
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Claim 15: “winning seven more games than their preseason over/under”
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Claim 16: “Lakers coach JJ Redick finished seventh in voting after receiving three third-places votes”
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Three separate web search results confirm JJ Redick finished seventh in the voting with three third-place votes.
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... JJ Redick received three third-place votes for Coach of the Year and finished 7th in the voting. Some recognition from voters, ...
https://www.facebook.com/LakersHighlightsNews/posts/jj-redic…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... Year and he finished 7th in voting via @NBAPR #LakersForLife ... See where JJ Redick finished in the NBA Coach of the Year voting:.
https://www.facebook.com/LakersNationPhilippines16/posts/lak…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... NBA first team, voting him second. The debates ... coach JJ Redick finished seventh in voting after receiving three third-places votes.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lakers-coach-jj-redick-pro…
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Claim 17: “The Celtics responded with a 56-win season for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference and fourth-best record in the league”
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While the Celtics are mentioned in search results, there is no specific evidence provided in the gathered results confirming a 56-win season or their specific rank (2nd in East, 4th overall) for the relevant period.
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web search NEUTRAL — Under the leadership of head coach Doc Rivers, the team defeated the Lakers to win their 17th championship in 2008, while also losing to the Lakers in the 2010 ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Better winning percentage in games against teams eligible for the postseason in own conference (including teams that finished the Regular Season tied for one of ...
https://www.nba.com/standings
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 ... The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round NBA basketball playoff series....
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