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 April 22, 2024, 15 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, Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers, Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics, Darko Rajaković with the Toronto Raptors, and Jordi Fernández with the Brooklyn Nets.
Popovich, Spoelstra, Kerr, and Michael Malone have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel, and Doc Rivers have won with their former teams.
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise |
† | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
Head coach | Team | Division | Conference | Start date [a] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Ref. |
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Current [b] | Career [c] | ||||||||||||
Quin Snyder | Atlanta Hawks | Southeast | Eastern | February 26, 2023 | 103 | 46 | 57 | .447 | 739 | 418 | 321 | .566 | [2] [3] |
Joe Mazzulla* | Boston Celtics | Atlantic | Eastern | February 16, 2023 | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738 | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738 | [4] [5] [6] |
Jordi Fernández* | Brooklyn Nets | Atlantic | Eastern | April 22, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [7] |
Vacant | Charlotte Hornets | Southeast | Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | [8] [9] | |
Billy Donovan | Chicago Bulls | Central | Eastern | September 22, 2020 | 318 | 156 | 162 | .491 | 718 | 399 | 319 | .556 | [10] [11] |
J. B. Bickerstaff | Cleveland Cavaliers | Central | Eastern | February 19, 2020 | 328 | 170 | 159 | .517 | 545 | 255 | 290 | .460 | [12] [13] [14] |
Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks | Southwest | Western | June 28, 2021 | 286 | 140 | 106 | .569 | 619 | 323 | 296 | .522 | [15] [16] |
Michael Malone | Denver Nuggets | Northwest | Western | June 15, 2015 | 719 | 424 | 295 | .590 | 825 | 463 | 362 | .561 | [17] [18] |
Monty Williams | Detroit Pistons | Central | Eastern | June 2, 2023 | 82 | 14 | 68 | .171 | 785 | 381 | 404 | .485 | [19] [20] |
Steve Kerr* | Golden State Warriors | Pacific | Western | May 19, 2014 | 793 | 519 | 274 | .654 | 793 | 519 | 274 | .654 | [21] [22] |
Ime Udoka | Houston Rockets | Southwest | Western | April 25, 2023 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 164 | 92 | 72 | .558 | [23] [24] |
Rick Carlisle | Indiana Pacers | Central | Eastern | June 24, 2021 | 246 | 107 | 159 | .402 | 1,771 | 943 | 828 | .532 | [25] [26] |
Tyronn Lue | Los Angeles Clippers | Pacific | Western | October 20, 2020 | 318 | 184 | 134 | .579 | 529 | 312 | 217 | .590 | [27] [28] |
Darvin Ham* | Los Angeles Lakers | Pacific | Western | June 3, 2022 | 164 | 90 | 74 | .549 | 164 | 90 | 74 | .549 | [29] [30] |
Taylor Jenkins* | Memphis Grizzlies | Southwest | Western | June 11, 2019 | 391 | 206 | 185 | .527 | 391 | 206 | 185 | .527 | [31] [32] |
Erik Spoelstra* | Miami Heat | Southeast | Eastern | April 28, 2008 | 1,277 | 750 | 527 | .587 | 1,277 | 750 | 527 | .587 | [33] [34] |
Doc Rivers | Milwaukee Bucks | Central | Eastern | January 26, 2024 | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 1,896 | 1,114 | 782 | .588 | [35] [36] |
Chris Finch* | Minnesota Timberwolves | Northwest | Western | February 22, 2021 | 287 | 160 | 127 | .557 | 287 | 160 | 127 | .557 | [37] [38] |
Willie Green* | New Orleans Pelicans | Southwest | Western | July 22, 2021 | 246 | 127 | 119 | .516 | 246 | 127 | 119 | .516 | [39] [40] |
Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks | Atlantic | Eastern | July 30, 2020 | 318 | 175 | 143 | .550 | 916 | 527 | 389 | .575 | [41] [42] |
Mark Daigneault* | Oklahoma City Thunder | Northwest | Western | November 11, 2020 | 318 | 143 | 175 | .450 | 318 | 143 | 175 | .450 | [43] [44] |
Jamahl Mosley* | Orlando Magic | Southeast | Eastern | July 11, 2021 | 246 | 103 | 143 | .419 | 246 | 103 | 143 | .419 | [45] [46] |
Nick Nurse | Philadelphia 76ers | Atlantic | Eastern | June 1, 2023 | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 390 | 227 | 163 | .582 | [47] [48] |
Frank Vogel | Phoenix Suns | Pacific | Western | June 6, 2023 | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 902 | 480 | 422 | .532 | [49] [50] |
Chauncey Billups* | Portland Trail Blazers | Northwest | Western | June 27, 2021 | 246 | 81 | 165 | .329 | 246 | 81 | 165 | .329 | [51] [52] |
Mike Brown | Sacramento Kings | Pacific | Western | May 9, 2022 | 164 | 94 | 70 | .573 | 645 | 441 | 286 | .607 | [53] [54] |
Gregg Popovich* | San Antonio Spurs | Southwest | Western | December 10, 1996 | 2,209 | 1,388 | 821 | .628 | 2,209 | 1,388 | 821 | .628 | [55] [56] |
Darko Rajaković* | Toronto Raptors | Atlantic | Eastern | June 13, 2023 | 82 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 82 | 25 | 57 | .305 | [57] [58] |
Will Hardy* | Utah Jazz | Northwest | Western | June 29, 2022 | 164 | 68 | 96 | .415 | 164 | 68 | 96 | .415 | [59] [60] |
Brian Keefe* (interim) | Washington Wizards | Southeast | Eastern | January 25, 2024 | 39 | 8 | 31 | .205 | 39 | 8 | 31 | .205 | [61] [62] |
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 April 22, 2024, 15 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, Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers, Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics, Darko Rajaković with the Toronto Raptors, and Jordi Fernández with the Brooklyn Nets.
Popovich, Spoelstra, Kerr, and Michael Malone have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel, and Doc Rivers have won with their former teams.
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise |
† | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
Head coach | Team | Division | Conference | Start date [a] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current [b] | Career [c] | ||||||||||||
Quin Snyder | Atlanta Hawks | Southeast | Eastern | February 26, 2023 | 103 | 46 | 57 | .447 | 739 | 418 | 321 | .566 | [2] [3] |
Joe Mazzulla* | Boston Celtics | Atlantic | Eastern | February 16, 2023 | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738 | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738 | [4] [5] [6] |
Jordi Fernández* | Brooklyn Nets | Atlantic | Eastern | April 22, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [7] |
Vacant | Charlotte Hornets | Southeast | Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | [8] [9] | |
Billy Donovan | Chicago Bulls | Central | Eastern | September 22, 2020 | 318 | 156 | 162 | .491 | 718 | 399 | 319 | .556 | [10] [11] |
J. B. Bickerstaff | Cleveland Cavaliers | Central | Eastern | February 19, 2020 | 328 | 170 | 159 | .517 | 545 | 255 | 290 | .460 | [12] [13] [14] |
Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks | Southwest | Western | June 28, 2021 | 286 | 140 | 106 | .569 | 619 | 323 | 296 | .522 | [15] [16] |
Michael Malone | Denver Nuggets | Northwest | Western | June 15, 2015 | 719 | 424 | 295 | .590 | 825 | 463 | 362 | .561 | [17] [18] |
Monty Williams | Detroit Pistons | Central | Eastern | June 2, 2023 | 82 | 14 | 68 | .171 | 785 | 381 | 404 | .485 | [19] [20] |
Steve Kerr* | Golden State Warriors | Pacific | Western | May 19, 2014 | 793 | 519 | 274 | .654 | 793 | 519 | 274 | .654 | [21] [22] |
Ime Udoka | Houston Rockets | Southwest | Western | April 25, 2023 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 164 | 92 | 72 | .558 | [23] [24] |
Rick Carlisle | Indiana Pacers | Central | Eastern | June 24, 2021 | 246 | 107 | 159 | .402 | 1,771 | 943 | 828 | .532 | [25] [26] |
Tyronn Lue | Los Angeles Clippers | Pacific | Western | October 20, 2020 | 318 | 184 | 134 | .579 | 529 | 312 | 217 | .590 | [27] [28] |
Darvin Ham* | Los Angeles Lakers | Pacific | Western | June 3, 2022 | 164 | 90 | 74 | .549 | 164 | 90 | 74 | .549 | [29] [30] |
Taylor Jenkins* | Memphis Grizzlies | Southwest | Western | June 11, 2019 | 391 | 206 | 185 | .527 | 391 | 206 | 185 | .527 | [31] [32] |
Erik Spoelstra* | Miami Heat | Southeast | Eastern | April 28, 2008 | 1,277 | 750 | 527 | .587 | 1,277 | 750 | 527 | .587 | [33] [34] |
Doc Rivers | Milwaukee Bucks | Central | Eastern | January 26, 2024 | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 1,896 | 1,114 | 782 | .588 | [35] [36] |
Chris Finch* | Minnesota Timberwolves | Northwest | Western | February 22, 2021 | 287 | 160 | 127 | .557 | 287 | 160 | 127 | .557 | [37] [38] |
Willie Green* | New Orleans Pelicans | Southwest | Western | July 22, 2021 | 246 | 127 | 119 | .516 | 246 | 127 | 119 | .516 | [39] [40] |
Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks | Atlantic | Eastern | July 30, 2020 | 318 | 175 | 143 | .550 | 916 | 527 | 389 | .575 | [41] [42] |
Mark Daigneault* | Oklahoma City Thunder | Northwest | Western | November 11, 2020 | 318 | 143 | 175 | .450 | 318 | 143 | 175 | .450 | [43] [44] |
Jamahl Mosley* | Orlando Magic | Southeast | Eastern | July 11, 2021 | 246 | 103 | 143 | .419 | 246 | 103 | 143 | .419 | [45] [46] |
Nick Nurse | Philadelphia 76ers | Atlantic | Eastern | June 1, 2023 | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 390 | 227 | 163 | .582 | [47] [48] |
Frank Vogel | Phoenix Suns | Pacific | Western | June 6, 2023 | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 902 | 480 | 422 | .532 | [49] [50] |
Chauncey Billups* | Portland Trail Blazers | Northwest | Western | June 27, 2021 | 246 | 81 | 165 | .329 | 246 | 81 | 165 | .329 | [51] [52] |
Mike Brown | Sacramento Kings | Pacific | Western | May 9, 2022 | 164 | 94 | 70 | .573 | 645 | 441 | 286 | .607 | [53] [54] |
Gregg Popovich* | San Antonio Spurs | Southwest | Western | December 10, 1996 | 2,209 | 1,388 | 821 | .628 | 2,209 | 1,388 | 821 | .628 | [55] [56] |
Darko Rajaković* | Toronto Raptors | Atlantic | Eastern | June 13, 2023 | 82 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 82 | 25 | 57 | .305 | [57] [58] |
Will Hardy* | Utah Jazz | Northwest | Western | June 29, 2022 | 164 | 68 | 96 | .415 | 164 | 68 | 96 | .415 | [59] [60] |
Brian Keefe* (interim) | Washington Wizards | Southeast | Eastern | January 25, 2024 | 39 | 8 | 31 | .205 | 39 | 8 | 31 | .205 | [61] [62] |