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Tom Thibodeau brought a three-peat to the New York Knicks, but not in the way fans envisioned.

For the third straight season, the New York Knicks head coach won the dubious honor of standing as the NBA head coach that opponents are least likely to play for in the annual anonymous player poll conducted by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Not only does Thibodeau retain his title, he’s apparently fortifying his lead: Thibodeau was over 37 percentage points ahead of runner-up Doc Rivers (Milwaukee), his largest margin of victory to date.