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Richie Guerin had coached 372 games as a player-coach, the most among the other player-coaches. He was the player-coach of the St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks for five seasons, from 1964 to 1967 and from 1968 to 1970. Before the 1967–68 season, he retired from playing to become a full-time head coach.
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.
Kerr became the first person in NBA history to be a part of 70-win teams as a player and head coach and was named 2015–16 NBA Coach of the Year. [76] Kerr led the Warriors to the 2016 NBA Finals, where they would again face the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Warriors lost in seven games despite a 3–1 lead. Kerr in 2017
There have been 26 head coaches for the Lakers since joining the NBA. The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was John Kundla , who coached for 11 seasons with the Lakers. [ 1 ] The Lakers won four additional NBA championships in the next five years under Kundla. [ 1 ]
Bill Russell served as the player–coach of the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1969, winning 2 NBA championships in that timespan. The player–coach was, for many decades, a long-time fixture in professional basketball. Many notable coaches in the NBA served as player–coaches, including Bill Russell and Lenny Wilkens. This was especially true ...
—Paul Silas (2003-05): He was James' first coach in the 2003-04 season and helped the first-year player win the NBA Rookie of the Year award. —Brendan Malone (2005): He became interim coach ...
1 of 9 NBA Head Coaches with over 1000 wins. United States 2021: Cotton Fitzsimmons: 2x NBA Coach of the Year United States 2021: Bill Russell: First black head coach in NBA history, and the first to win an NBA title. 2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1968, 1969). United States 2021: Jay Wright
Called ' Lefty ' as star passing /scoring guard player for St. Louis Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. Then became outstanding pro coach for two of those teams. Had two Hall Of Fame careers, one as player, one as coach. [79] 1990: Dave Bing: G: All-America at Syracuse University, 1966 NBA All-Star, 1968–69, 1971–76