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Source-listed head coaches

Coach reference checked 2026-10-08; source revision dated 2026-06-23. Source-listed records through 2025-26; career records cover the NBA and exclude the ABA. Dates and records are reported by the source, not calculated from our game samples. Reference revision. This snapshot does not independently verify current appointments.

All-time NBA coaching wins and playoff records.

NBA championship coaches: most titles and winners by year.

Compare NBA coaches by age: youngest, oldest and birthdays.

Reference checked 2026-10-08 · source records through 2025-26
TeamListed coachTerm startTerm W–LTerm win %NBA career W–LCareer win %
Atlanta HawksQuin Snyder2023-02-26132–13549.4%504–39955.8%
Boston CelticsJoe Mazzulla2023-02-16238–9072.6%238–9072.6%
Brooklyn NetsJordi Fernández2024-04-2246–11828.0%46–11828.0%
Charlotte HornetsCharles Lee2024-05-0963–10138.4%63–10138.4%
Chicago BullsTiago Splitter2026-06-160–0—42–3951.9%
Cleveland CavaliersKenny Atkinson2024-06-28116–4870.7%234–23849.6%
Dallas MavericksDusty May2026-06-230–0—0–0—
Denver NuggetsDavid Adelman2025-04-0857–2867.1%57–2867.1%
Detroit PistonsJ. B. Bickerstaff2024-07-03104–6063.4%359–35050.6%
Golden State WarriorsSteve Kerr2014-05-19604–35363.1%604–35363.1%
Houston RocketsIme Udoka2023-04-25145–10158.9%196–13259.8%
Indiana PacersRick Carlisle2021-06-24176–23442.9%1012–92352.3%
Los Angeles ClippersTyronn Lue2020-10-20276–20657.3%404–28958.3%
Los Angeles LakersJJ Redick2024-06-24103–6162.8%103–6162.8%
Memphis GrizzliesTuomas Iisalo2025-03-2829–6231.9%29–6231.9%
Miami HeatErik Spoelstra2008-04-28830–61157.6%830–61157.6%
Milwaukee BucksTaylor Jenkins2026-04-300–0—250–21453.9%
Minnesota TimberwolvesChris Finch2021-02-22258–19357.2%258–19357.2%
New Orleans PelicansJamahl Mosley2026-05-180–0—189–22146.1%
New York KnicksMike Brown2025-07-0753–2964.6%507–33360.4%
Oklahoma City ThunderMark Daigneault2020-11-11275–20757.1%275–20757.1%
Orlando MagicSean Sweeney2026-06-010–0—0–0—
Philadelphia 76ersNick Nurse2023-06-01116–13047.2%343–29353.9%
Phoenix SunsJordan Ott2025-06-0445–3754.9%45–3754.9%
Portland Trail BlazersMicah Nori2026-06-230–0—0–0—
Sacramento KingsDoug Christie2024-12-2749–8436.8%49–8436.8%
San Antonio SpursMitch Johnson2025-05-0294–6559.1%94–6559.1%
Toronto RaptorsDarko Rajaković2023-06-13101–14541.1%101–14541.1%
Utah JazzWill Hardy2022-06-29107–22132.6%107–22132.6%
Washington WizardsBrian Keefe2024-05-2943–16021.2%43–16021.2%

Term records refer to the source-listed current stint only; earlier stints with the same team are not included. A dash is an unavailable percentage, including when no games are listed.

Coach reference questions

Which listed NBA coach has the earliest current-term start date?
Erik Spoelstra — 2008-04-28, in the 30-team source listing checked on 2026-10-08. This compares source-listed start dates, not independently verified continuous tenure.
Which listed coach has the most NBA career wins?
Rick Carlisle — 1012 source-listed NBA career wins through 2025-26, among the coaches in this reference snapshot. This is not an all-time ranking of every NBA coach.
Do matching first and last sampled coaches prove a full-season coaching record?
No. Matching names in the sampled games do not establish who coached every game. Historical samples and collected team records are shown separately; team wins and losses are not assigned to an individual coach from these samples.

Historical game samples

The collector checks up to six games at each end of a collected regular season for available manager fields. Matching names do not establish who coached the intervening games. The records below belong to the team, not the sampled coaches.

2025-26

2025-26 sampled managers and separately collected team records
TeamSampled coach namesCollected team W–L
Atlanta HawksQuin Snyder age 59 · USA46–36
Boston CelticsJoe Mazzulla age 38 · USA56–26
Brooklyn NetsJordi Fernandez age 43 · Spain20–62
Charlotte HornetsCharles Lee age 41 · USA44–38
Chicago BullsBilly Donovan age 61 · USA31–51
Cleveland CavaliersKenny Atkinson age 59 · USA52–30
Dallas MavericksJason Kidd age 53 · USA26–56
Denver NuggetsDavid Adelman age 45 · USA54–28
Detroit PistonsJ. B. Bickerstaff age 47 · USA60–22
Golden State WarriorsSteve Kerr age 61 · USA37–45
Houston RocketsIme Udoka age 49 · USA52–30
Indiana PacersRick Carlisle age 66 · USA19–63
Los Angeles ClippersTyronn Lue age 49 · USA42–40
Los Angeles LakersJJ Redick age 42 · USA53–29
Memphis GrizzliesTuomas Iisalo age 44 · Finland25–57
Miami HeatErik Spoelstra age 55 · USA43–39
Milwaukee BucksDoc Rivers age 64 · USA32–50
Minnesota TimberwolvesChris Finch age 56 · USA49–33
New Orleans PelicansWillie Green age 45 · USA / James Borrego age 48 · USA26–56
New York KnicksMike Brown age 56 · USA53–29
Oklahoma City ThunderMark Daigneault age 41 · USA64–18
Orlando MagicJamahl Mosley age 48 · USA45–37
Philadelphia 76ersNick Nurse age 59 · USA45–37
Phoenix SunsJordan Ott age 41 · USA45–37
Portland Trail BlazersChauncey Billups age 50 · USA / Tiago Splitter age 41 · Brazil42–40
Sacramento KingsDoug Christie age 56 · USA22–60
San Antonio SpursMitch Johnson age 39 · USA62–20
Toronto RaptorsDarko Rajakovic age 47 · Serbia46–36
Utah JazzWill Hardy age 38 · USA22–60
Washington WizardsBrian Keefe age 50 · USA17–65

2024-25

2024-25 sampled managers and separately collected team records
TeamSampled coach namesCollected team W–L
Atlanta HawksQuin Snyder age 59 · USA40–42
Boston CelticsJoe Mazzulla age 38 · USA61–21
Brooklyn NetsJordi Fernandez age 43 · Spain26–56
Charlotte HornetsCharles Lee age 41 · USA19–63
Chicago BullsBilly Donovan age 61 · USA39–43
Cleveland CavaliersKenny Atkinson age 59 · USA64–18
Dallas MavericksJason Kidd age 53 · USA39–43
Denver NuggetsMichael Malone age 55 · USA50–32
Detroit PistonsJ. B. Bickerstaff age 47 · USA44–38
Golden State WarriorsSteve Kerr age 61 · USA48–34
Houston RocketsIme Udoka age 49 · USA52–30
Indiana PacersRick Carlisle age 66 · USA50–32
Los Angeles ClippersTyronn Lue age 49 · USA50–32
Los Angeles LakersJJ Redick age 42 · USA50–32
Memphis GrizzliesTaylor Jenkins age 42 · USA / Tuomas Iisalo age 44 · Finland48–34
Miami HeatErik Spoelstra age 55 · USA37–45
Milwaukee BucksDoc Rivers age 64 · USA48–34
Minnesota TimberwolvesChris Finch age 56 · USA49–33
New Orleans PelicansWillie Green age 45 · USA21–61
New York KnicksTom Thibodeau age 68 · USA51–31
Oklahoma City ThunderMark Daigneault age 41 · USA68–14
Orlando MagicJamahl Mosley age 48 · USA41–41
Philadelphia 76ersNick Nurse age 59 · USA24–58
Phoenix SunsMike Budenholzer age 57 · USA36–46
Portland Trail BlazersChauncey Billups age 50 · USA36–46
Sacramento KingsMike Brown age 56 · USA / Doug Christie age 56 · USA40–42
San Antonio SpursGregg Popovich age 77 · USA34–48
Toronto RaptorsDarko Rajakovic age 47 · Serbia30–52
Utah JazzWill Hardy age 38 · USA17–65
Washington WizardsBrian Keefe age 50 · USA18–64

Manager names come from saved game-provider samples. Team records come from collected completed regular-season games and may be incomplete. No full-season coaching record or exact appointment date is inferred from these samples.

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