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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. Popovich is the only active head coach inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. [1] He is the only current head coach to have been hired by his current team in the 1990s.
There have been 25 head coaches for the Nets franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Max Zaslofsky, who led the team for two seasons. Kevin Loughery is the only Nets coach to have led the team to a championship; the Nets won ABA championships in 1974 and 1976 during his tenure. [3]
1969–70 NBA Coach of the Year 2 championships (1970, 1973) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history [4] [3] 10 Willis Reed: 1977–1978: 96 49 47 .510 6 2 4 .333 [20] — Red Holzman † 1978–1982: 314 147 167 .468 2 0 2 .000 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history [4] [3] 11 Hubie Brown: 1982–1986: 344 142 202 .413 18 8 10 .444 [21] 12 ...
Former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday ...
In the NBA, a head coach is the highest ranking coach of a coaching staff. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than the assistant coaches. Former Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson has won eleven NBA championships, the most in NBA history.
In addition to 4 seasons as a player-coach, he spent another 28 seasons as a head coach, winning an NBA championship in 1979. [19] San Francisco Warriors player-coach Al Attles retired from playing duty in 1971, but continued to coach the Warriors for another 12 seasons, leading them to an NBA championship in 1975 . [ 20 ]
Nelson is also the only Bucks coach to win an NBA Coach of the Year Award while also being one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. [3] [4] Larry Krystkowiak and Joe Prunty are the only people to have spent their entire head coaching career with the Bucks. [5] Mike Dunleavy, Krystkowiak, and Scott Skiles have played and coached for the Bucks.
Hubie Brown is the only Grizzlies head coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award. [7] Brown was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, in 2005. [8] Tony Barone and Marc Iavaroni have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Grizzlies. [9] [10] [11] Iavaroni was fired by the Grizzlies on January 22, 2009.