Who is the best NBA coach of all time?
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Who is the best NBA coach of all time?
NBA’s 10 Greatest Coaches of All Time
- Phil Jackson. Jackson is greatest coach of all time.
- Red Auerbach. Auerbach was the “Godfather of the NBA.” He was the man of the Boston Celtics for over 30 years as a coach and an executive.
- Gregg Popovich.
- Pat Riley.
- Larry Brown.
- Lenny Wilkens.
- Chuck Daly.
- Rudy Tomjanovich.
Who is the best basketball coach in Europe?
Regular Season & Top 16 MVP. Coach of the Year….List.
| Season | Head Coach | Winning team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Dimitrios Itoudis | CSKA Moscow |
| 2016–17 | Željko Obradović | Fenerbahçe |
| 2017–18 | Pablo Laso | Real Madrid |
| 2018–19 | Dimitrios Itoudis | CSKA Moscow |
How good of a coach was Pat Riley?
Regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has won five NBA championships as a head coach, including four with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s and one with the Heat in 2006.
Which NBA coach has the highest winning percentage?
highest win percentage by an NBA coach
| COACH | GP | W\% |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Jackson | 1640 | .704 |
| Steve Nash | 20 | .700 |
| Billy Cunningham | 650 | .698 |
| Steve Kerr | 567 | .695 |
Who is the oldest NBA coach?
Popovich
Popovich is now the oldest coach in the NBA at 72, and with 1,310 wins, sits only 26 victories behind Don Nelson for the NBA’s all-time record. He is about as accomplished as any coach in the history of professional basketball.
How much money did Phil Jackson make?
Salary and Contracts: During his 9-years coaching career with the Bulls (winning six championships), Phil made a total of $9 million.
Has anyone ever had a quadruple double in the NBA?
There have been just four official quadruple-doubles in NBA history: Nate Thurmond in 1974, Alvin Robertson in 1986, Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990 and David Robinson in 1994. But Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, is no stranger to unofficial quadruple-doubles involving turnovers.
Can an NBA player be a coach?
After the salary cap was instituted in 1984–85 season, the NBA has prohibited teams from employing a player-coach. The ruling was established to avoid the possibility that a team would circumvent the cap by signing a player as a player-coach, as coaches’ salaries are not counted under the cap.