List of National Basketball Association head coaches

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Gregg Popovich has coached the San Antonio Spurs for 25 years.

This list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of National Basketball Association head coaches. The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the United States and one in Canada. In the NBA, a head coach is the highest ranking coach of a coaching staff.

Gregg Popovich has served as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs for 25 years. No other current NBA head coach has been head coach of his current team as long as Popovich has been head coach of the Spurs. Popovich has also coached more games (1,963), won more games (1,310), and lost more games (653) than any other active head coach has with his current team. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the second longest-tenured NBA head coach, having been head coach of the Heat since the 2008–09 season. No active head coaches have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[1] Popovich is the only current head coach to have been hired by his current team in the 1990s.

All the NBA head coaches during the 2020–21 season were American. By the end of the 2020–21 season, ten coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with their current teams: Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs, Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat, Steve Kerr with the Golden State Warriors, Quin Snyder with the Utah Jazz, Nick Nurse with the Toronto Raptors, Taylor Jenkins with the Memphis Grizzlies, Steve Nash with the Brooklyn Nets, Stephen Silas with the Houston Rockets, Mark Daigneault with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Chris Finch with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Popovich, Spoelstra, Kerr, Nurse, Frank Vogel, and Mike Budenholzer have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Doc Rivers, and Tyronn Lue have won with their former teams.

Key[]

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise
dagger Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches[]

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Head coach Team Division Conference Start date[a] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Ref.
Current[b] Career[c]
Nate McMillan Atlanta Hawks Southeast Eastern March 1, 2021 38 27 11 .711 1,287 688 599 .535 [2][3][4]
Ime Udoka* Boston Celtics Atlantic Eastern June 28, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [5][6]
Steve Nash* Brooklyn Nets Atlantic Eastern September 3, 2020 72 48 24 .667 72 48 24 .667 [7][8]
James Borrego Charlotte Hornets Southeast Eastern May 10, 2018 219 95 124 .434 249 105 144 .407 [9][10]
Billy Donovan Chicago Bulls Central Eastern September 22, 2020 72 31 41 .431 472 274 198 .581 [11][12]
J. B. Bickerstaff Cleveland Cavaliers Central Eastern February 19, 2020 83 27 56 .325 299 112 187 .375 [13][14][15]
Jason Kidd Dallas Mavericks Southwest Western June 28, 2021 0 0 0 – 373 183 190 .491 [16][17]
Michael Malone Denver Nuggets Northwest Western June 15, 2015 473 266 207 .562 579 305 274 .527 [18][19]
Dwane Casey Detroit Pistons Central Eastern June 11, 2018 220 81 139 .368 900 454 446 .504 [20][21]
Steve Kerr* Golden State Warriors Pacific Western May 19, 2014 547 376 171 .687 547 376 171 .687 [22][23]
Stephen Silas* Houston Rockets Southwest Western October 30, 2020 72 17 55 .236 72 17 55 .236 [24][25]
Rick Carlisle Indiana Pacers Central Eastern June 24, 2021 0 0 0 – 1,525 836 689 .548 [26][27]
Tyronn Lue Los Angeles Clippers Pacific Western October 20, 2020 72 47 25 .653 283 175 108 .618 [28][29]
Frank Vogel Los Angeles Lakers Pacific Western May 13, 2019 143 94 49 .657 738 398 340 .539 [30][31]
Taylor Jenkins* Memphis Grizzlies Southwest Western June 11, 2019 145 72 73 .497 145 72 73 .497 [32][33]
Erik Spoelstra* Miami Heat Southeast Eastern April 28, 2008 1,031 607 424 .589 1,031 607 424 .589 [34][35]
Mike Budenholzer Milwaukee Bucks Central Eastern May 17, 2018 227 162 65 .714 637 375 262 .589 [36][37]
Chris Finch* Minnesota Timberwolves Northwest Western February 22, 2021 41 16 25 .390 41 16 25 .390 [38][39]
Willie Green* New Orleans Pelicans Southwest Western July 22, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [40][41]
Tom Thibodeau New York Knicks Atlantic Eastern July 30, 2020 72 41 31 .569 670 393 277 .587 [42][43]
Mark Daigneault* Oklahoma City Thunder Northwest Western November 11, 2020 72 22 50 .306 72 22 50 .306 [44][45]
Jamahl Mosley* Orlando Magic Southeast Eastern July 11, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [46][47]
Doc Rivers Philadelphia 76ers Atlantic Eastern October 3, 2020 72 49 23 .681 1,696 992 704 .585 [48][49]
Monty Williams Phoenix Suns Pacific Western May 3, 2019 145 85 60 .586 539 258 281 .479 [50][51]
Chauncey Billups* Portland Trail Blazers Northwest Western June 27, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [52][53]
Alvin Gentry Sacramento Kings Pacific Western November 21, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [54][55]
Gregg Popovich* San Antonio Spurs Southwest Western December 10, 1996 1,963 1,310 653 .667 1,963 1,310 653 .667 [56][57]
Nick Nurse* Toronto Raptors Atlantic Eastern June 14, 2018 226 138 88 .611 226 138 88 .611 [58][59]
Quin Snyder* Utah Jazz Northwest Western June 6, 2014 554 323 231 .583 554 323 231 .583 [60][61]
Wes Unseld Jr.* Washington Wizards Southeast Eastern July 17, 2021 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – [62][63]

  • Nate McMillan, Atlanta Hawks

  • Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics

  • Steve Nash, Brooklyn Nets

  • Billy Donovan, Chicago Bulls

  • J.B. Bickerstaff, Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks

  • Michael Malone, Denver Nuggets

  • Dwane Casey, Detroit Pistons

  • Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors

  • Rick Carlisle, Indiana Pacers

  • Tyronn Lue, Los Angeles Clippers

  • Frank Vogel, Los Angeles Lakers

  • Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat

  • Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks

  • Willie Green, New Orleans Pelicans

  • Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks

  • Doc Rivers, Philadelphia 76ers

  • Monty Williams, Phoenix Suns

  • Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers

  • Alvin Gentry, Sacramento Kings

  • Nick Nurse, Toronto Raptors

  • Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz

  • Wes Unseld Jr., Washington Wizards

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
  2. ^ Coaching records from the current term with the team; coaching records from previous term with the team are not included.
  3. ^ Career coaching records in the NBA; records in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and other leagues are not included.

References[]

General
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Specific
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  52. ^ "Trail Blazers Name Chauncey Billups Head Coach". NBA.com. June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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  54. ^ "Luke Walton Relieved as Kings Head Coach". NBA.com. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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  58. ^ "Raptors Name Nick Nurse Head Coach". NBA.com. June 14, 2018.
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  62. ^ "Wizards name Wes Unseld Jr. head coach". NBA.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  63. ^ "Wes Unseld Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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