List of current NBA head coaches explained
This list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 28 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 (2,209), won more games (1,388), and lost more games (821) 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. 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.
As of May 9, 2024, 16 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, Taylor Jenkins with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Daigneault with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Finch with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Will Hardy with the Utah Jazz, Chauncey Billups with the Portland Trail Blazers, Jamahl Mosley with the Orlando Magic, Brian Keefe with the Washington Wizards, Willie Green with the New Orleans Pelicans, Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics, Darko Rajaković with the Toronto Raptors, Jordi Fernández with the Brooklyn Nets, Charles Lee with the Charlotte Hornets, and JJ Redick with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Popovich, Spoelstra, Kerr, Michael Malone, and Mazzulla have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, Mike Budenholzer, and Doc Rivers have won with their former teams.
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Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the season.
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- Web site: Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade headline Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2023. NBA.com. Associated Press. April 1, 2023. April 1, 2023.
- Web site: Atlanta Hawks Name Quin Snyder Head Coach . NBA.com . February 27, 2023 . February 26, 2023.
- Web site: Quin Snyder Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Boston Celtics Suspend Head Coach Ime Udoka . NBA.com . September 30, 2022 . September 22, 2022.
- Web site: Celtics remove interim tag, name Joe Mazzulla head coach . NBA.com . April 25, 2023 . February 17, 2023.
- Web site: Joe Mazulla Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Brooklyn Nets Name Jordi Fernández Head Coach . NBA.com . April 22, 2024 . April 22, 2024.
- Web site: Charlotte Hornets Name Charles Lee Head Coach. NBA.com. May 9, 2024. May 9, 2024.
- Web site: Bulls Name Donovan Head Coach. September 22, 2020. NBA.com.
- Web site: Billy Donovan Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Cavs Hire Kenny Atkinson as Head Coach. NBA.com. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024.
- Web site: Kenny Atkinson Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . June 28, 2024.
- Web site: Sefko . Eddie . Mavericks sign Jason Kidd as new head coach . NBA.com . June 28, 2021 . June 28, 2021.
- Web site: Jason Kidd Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Nuggets name Michael Malone new head coach. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. June 15, 2015. June 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025202637/http://www.nba.com/2015/news/06/15/nuggets-name-michael-malone-release/index.html. October 25, 2015. dead.
- Web site: Mike Malone Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Detroit Pistons Announce J.B. Bickerstaff As Head Coach. NBA.com. July 3, 2024. July 3, 2024.
- Web site: J.B. Bickerstaff Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . July 3, 2024.
- Web site: Warriors Name Steve Kerr Head Coach. May 19, 2014. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207044421/https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/kerr-head-coach. February 7, 2020.
- Web site: Steve Kerr Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Patin . Trevor . Rockets Name Ime Udoka Head Coach . NBA.com . April 25, 2023 . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Ime Udoka Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2022.
- Web site: Pacers Reach Agreement with Rick Carlisle to Become Head Coach . NBA.com . June 24, 2021 . June 24, 2021.
- Web site: Rick Carlisle Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Clippers Name Tyronn Lue Head Coach . NBA.com . October 20, 2020 . October 20, 2020.
- Web site: Tyronn Lue Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Los Angeles Lakers Announce JJ Redick as Head Coach. NBA.com. June 24, 2024. June 24, 2024.
- Web site: Memphis Grizzlies name Taylor Jenkins head coach. NBA.com. June 11, 2019. June 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409174256/https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-name-taylor-jenkins-head-coach-190611 . April 9, 2023.
- Web site: Taylor Jenkins Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Riley Steps Down, Spoelstra Named Head Coach. April 28, 2008. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818042612/https://www.nba.com/heat/news/rileyspoelstra080428html. August 18, 2020.
- Web site: Erik Spoelstra Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Hire Doc Rivers as Head Coach. NBA.com. January 26, 2024. January 27, 2024.
- Web site: Doc Rivers Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. January 27, 2024 . January 26, 2024.
- Web site: Minnesota Timberwolves Name Chris Finch Head Coach . NBA.com . February 23, 2021 . February 22, 2021.
- Web site: Chris Finch Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Willie Green named New Orleans Pelicans head coach . NBA.com . July 22, 2021 . July 22, 2021.
- Web site: Willie Green Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: New York Knicks Name Tom Thibodeau Head Coach. July 30, 2020. NBA.com. July 31, 2020.
- Web site: Tom Thibodeau Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Thunder Names Mark Daigneault Head Coach . NBA.com . November 11, 2020 . November 11, 2020.
- Web site: Mark Daigneault Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Orlando Magic Name Jamahl Mosley Head Coach . NBA.com . July 11, 2021 . July 11, 2021.
- Web site: Jamahl Mosley Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Nick Nurse Named New Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach. Philadelphia 76ers. NBA.com. June 1, 2023. June 1, 2023.
- Web site: Nick Nurse Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . June 1, 2023.
- Web site: Suns Name Two-time NBA Coach of the Year and Arizona Native Mike Budenholzer Head Coach. NBA.com. May 11, 2024. May 11, 2024.
- Web site: Mike Budenholzer Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . May 11, 2024.
- Web site: Trail Blazers Name Chauncey Billups Head Coach . NBA.com . June 28, 2021 . June 27, 2021.
- Web site: Chauncey Billups Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Kings Announce Mike Brown as Head Coach . NBA.com . May 10, 2022 . May 9, 2022.
- Web site: Mike Brown Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Star Center, New Coach Cannot Help the Spurs. December 11, 1996. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211707/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/11/sports/star-center-new-coach-cannot-help-the-spurs.html. June 29, 2018.
- Web site: Gregg Popovich Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Raptors name Darko Rajaković as head coach . NBA.com . June 13, 2023 . June 13, 2023.
- Web site: Darko Rajaković Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. February 20, 2024.
- Web site: Jazz hire Celtics assistant Will Hardy to replace Quin Snyder . NBA.com . June 29, 2022 . June 29, 2022.
- Web site: Will Hardy Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 25, 2023.
- Web site: Wizards name Brian Keefe interim head coach . NBA.com . January 25, 2024 . January 25, 2024.
- Web site: Brian Keefe Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . January 25, 2024.