Kenny Atkinson has won NBA Coach of the Year for his outstanding 64-win season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

It only took Kenny Atkinson one season to make a splash in the Eastern Conference, and he was rewarded handsomely as the Cleveland Cavaliers frontman was named the NBA Coach of the Year, it was announced on Monday.

Kenny Atkinson went through a winless preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers and wondered if his team would be any good.Turns out, they were better than good.And their coach — he was the NBA's best this season.Atkinson is now an NBA Coach of the Year winner, announced Monday night as this year's recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy. Atkinson led Cleveland to a 15-0 start to the season — one of three winning streaks of at least 12 games this season by his club — and led the Cavaliers to the best record in the Eastern Conference. “I stepped into this,” Atkinson said. “I keep saying that, that I stepped into this. It's a little bit of luck too, right?”J.B. Bickerstaff was second in the voting, after pulling Detroit from the basement to the playoffs. Ime Udoka was third, after guiding Houston's path to ending its five-year playoff drought.All three did elite jobs this season. But none better than Atkinson.All were coach of the year candidates previously. Bickerstaff has gotten votes now in each of the last four seasons…