Overview
- San Antonio went 11-3 in December, excluding the NBA Cup final, with the fifth-best offensive rating at 118.9 and the sixth-ranked defensive rating at 112.0.
- The Spurs posted the NBA’s best monthly record and beat Oklahoma City three times despite Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle missing multiple games.
- Boston finished December at 9-3 and moved from eighth to third in the Eastern Conference standings.
- The Celtics led the league in December offensive rating at 124.3 and recorded the second-best net rating at +11.0.
- Other nominees included David Adelman, Mark Daigneault, and Chris Finch in the West, plus J.B. Bickerstaff, Mike Brown, and Jordi Fernandez in the East, with Daigneault and Bickerstaff winning the October and November awards.