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Year Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach Finals MVP [a] Ref; Basketball Association of America (BAA) 1947: Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1): Harold Olsen: 1–4
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player [1] and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 years before he was surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022).
The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. Since the 2022–23 season , winners receive the Michael Jordan Trophy , named after the five-time MVP often considered to be the greatest player in NBA history.
Only player to win MVP by a unanimous vote; Stephen Curry [13] Only player to win MVP, Executive of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards; Larry Bird [14] Only players to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and MVP awards; Michael Jordan and David Robinson [15] [16] Only players to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same ...
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] Alex Hannum , Red Holzman and Kevin Loughery , who served as player-coaches for less than a season, had a lengthy coaching career in the NBA which lasted ...
Since 1993, no non-quarterback has won MVP without a 2,000-yard rushing season or setting an NFL touchdown record. It just doesn't happen. But NFL Offensive Player of the Year is possible.
Pages in category "NBA championship–winning head coaches" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.