After an 11-win month, Phoenix Suns Coach Jordan Ott was named Western Conference Coach of the Month alongside Charlotte Hornets Coach Charles Lee being named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. Ott is
the first Suns coach to snag the honor since Monty Williams back in late 2022, marking the 17th time a leader on the Phoenix sideline has earned the award.
Along with the Los Angeles Clippers and Hornets, the Suns were tied for the most wins in January and had three different three-game win streaks during it. The team never lost more than two games in a row, despite Devin Booker and Jalen Green missing significant time, and the team beat the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons in convincing fashion without either in the lineup.
The team was 4-4 on the road, but exceptional at home, going 7-1 and winning their first four home games to start 2026, including a memorable one against the Oklahoma City Thunder, where Devin Booker hit a game-winning three with less than a second remaining.
With 30 wins already, Phoenix is on pace to win 49 games, and has already won more games than many pundits and betting analysts predicted them to do before the year and Ott continues to play a huge part in their surprising success.
