Claim: Mike Budenholzer went on to lead the Hawks to a franchise record 60 wins, he was named the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy named after the Bolton Celtics head coach and was promoted to president of basketball operations.
Evidence: He went on to lead the Hawks to a franchise record 60 wins, as well as their deepest playoff run in 48 years. On April 21, he was named the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2014–15 NBA Coach of the Year. On June 30, 2015, Budenholzer was promoted to president of basketball operations in addition to his duties as head coach. In 1967, the NBA Coach of the Year award, which he had won in 1965, was named the "Red Auerbach Trophy", and Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969.