In the seventy-five years of NBA history, there have been countless excellent head coaches, but only ten coaches have been able to achieve 1,000 victories in their careers. Let's take stock of the only ten Thousand Victory Coaches in NBA history.
1. Greg Popovich
Team record: 1344 wins
Individual Honors: Three-time NBA Coach of the Year (2003, 2012, 2014); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
Greg Popovich has coached the Spurs since 1996 and is the longest coach to coach the same team in the four major U.S. professional sports leagues. He led the Spurs to five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014), and Popovich has no plans to retire. In the 2022-2023 season, he will lead the Spurs, which has fully entered the reconstruction phase, and continue to cut through the thorns along the way.
2. Don Nelson
Team record: 1335 wins
Individual Honors: Three-time NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
Don Nelson has coached the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks. He led the Warriors to the "Black Eight Miracle" in the 2006-07 season, and Don Nelson had a basketball philosophy that was ahead of his time and was known as the "mad scientist".
3. Lenny Wilkens
Team record: 1332 wins
Individual Honors: NBA Coach of the Year (1994); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
Wilkens is the first coach in NBA history to achieve 1,000 wins, and he has coached in the NBA for more than 30 years. He had great success in both his playing and coaching careers, and in 1989, Lenny Wilkens was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. In 1998, he was again inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.
4. Jerry Sloane
Team record: 1221 wins
Individual Honors: Top 15 head coaches in NBA history
Jerry Sloan has coached two teams in his career, the Bulls and the Jazz, first for the Bulls for three years, and then for 23 years, Jerry Sloan dedicated all of them to the Jazz.
Having met the Bulls with Jordan for two consecutive years, Sloan was able to lead the Jazz to a successful title. The Jazz won more than 60 wins in both the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons, but the manager of the year was awarded to Riley and Bird, respectively, and Jerry Sloan did not win the award for best coach in his entire coaching career.
5. Pat Riley
Team record: 1210 wins
Individual Honors: Three-time NBA Coach of the Year (1990, 1993, 1997); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
Pat Riley has had a brilliant coaching career, having built extraordinary history with the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Miami Heat. Especially during the Lakers period, Riley's "ShowTime" moment became a symbol of the team's era. After Riley's successful transformation into the team's general manager, his shrewd operation also earned the title of "Divine Operator".
6. George Carr
Team record: 1210 wins
Individual Honors: NBA Coach of the Year (2013)
Of the league's only ten Thousand Victories, George Carr's personal honors are not outstanding. But from Seattle to Milwaukee to Denver, he's been at the forefront of his time. Karl has the charisma of being the manager of the team, and he is straightforward in his dealings, sometimes even to the point of directness.
7. Phil Jackson
Team record: 1115 wins
Individual Honors: NBA Coach of the Year (1996); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
Nicknamed "Zen Master", Phil Jackson has led the team to 11 championships as an NBA head coach, including the Chicago Bulls and los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive championships. The famous "triangle offense" was also carried forward by Phil Jackson, who Popovich said of Phil Jackson: "Phil is a smart guy, he will build a system and a team culture. ”
8. Larry Brown
Team record: 1098 wins
Individual Honors: NBA Coach of the Year (2001); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
With over 30 years of coaching experience, Larry Brown is a disciplined team that plays out the overall strength of the basketball team and makes a civilian team the king. He has a different basketball philosophy, and seemingly inconspicuous players can exude a different kind of energy under his on-demand. In the 2003-2004 season, he led the Pistons to the Finals against the Purple Gold Lakers, who have four kings. He broke almost everyone's pre-game prediction, not only was not easily swept by the Lakers, but instead helped the Pistons regain the championship after a 14-year absence with a 4-1 disparity.
9. Doug Rivers
Team record: 1043 wins
Individual Honors: NBA Coach of the Year (2000); NBA History Top 15 Head Coaches
In the 1999-2000 season, Rivers became the head coach of the Magic, when he was only 38 years old. He led the Magic to only 41 wins and 41 losses that season, and although he failed to make it to the playoffs, Rivers managed to be the best head coach of the year. In 2008, Rivers led the newly formed Green Army Big Three to win the NBA championship that year, and since then he has officially joined the ranks of championship coaches.
10. Rick Adelman
Team record: 1042 wins
Individual accolades: Several times winner of the Best Coach of the Month
Adelman has not won a championship or coach of the year in his entire coaching career, but his coaching ability has been proven on the field. His coaching experience during the Rockets period also made him well known to the majority of Chinese fans.
(NBA official website)