List of current National Basketball Association head coaches

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Gregg Popovich has coached the San Antonio Spurs for 19 years.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–1950 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).[2] 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. The list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of each coach.

Gregg Popovich has served as the San Antonio Spurs head coach for 19 seasons, longer than any other current head coach. Popovich has also coached the most games (1,492), won the most games (1,022), and lost the most games (470) among active coaches with their current team. Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra are the second longest-tenured head coaches, having been appointed as head coaches since the 2008–09 season. None of the active head coaches have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[3]

All active head coaches are American. 15 coaches have spent their entire head coaching careers with their current teams: Mike Budenholzer with the Atlanta Hawks, Brad Stevens with the Boston Celtics, Steve Clifford with the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets, David Blatt with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fred Hoiberg with the Chicago Bulls, Steve Kerr with the Golden State Warriors, Frank Vogel with the Indiana Pacers, David Joerger with the Memphis Grizzlies, Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat, Derek Fisher with the New York Knicks, Billy Donovan with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brett Brown with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jeff Hornacek with the Phoenix Suns, Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs, and Quin Snyder with the Utah Jazz.

On December 15, 2014, the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Michael Malone and his lead assistant, Tyrone Corbin, was appointed as interim head coach. On February 5, 2015, the Orlando Magic fired head coach Jacque Vaughn, and his lead assistant, James Borrego, was appointed as interim head coach. On February 17, 2015, the Kings hired George Karl to replace Corbin. On March 3, 2015, the Denver Nuggets fired head coach Brian Shaw, and his assistant, Melvin Hunt, was appointed as interim head coach.

After the end of the 2014–15 regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder fired head coach Scott Brooks and replaced him with former college coach Billy Donovan.[4][5]

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2015. While Saunders had hoped to remain as Minnesota's head coach and president for the 2015–16 season, he died on October 25, 2015. The Timberwolves then promoted assistant coach Sam Mitchell to the position of head coach.[6]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise
dagger Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2014–15 regular season.

Head coach Team Division Conference Start date[lower-alpha 1] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Ref.
Current[lower-alpha 2] Career[lower-alpha 3]
Mike Budenholzer* Atlanta Hawks Southeast Eastern May 28, 2013 164 98 66 .598 164 98 66 .598 [7][8]
Brad Stevens* Boston Celtics Atlantic Eastern July 3, 2013 164 65 99 .396 164 65 99 .396 [9][10]
Tony Brown* Brooklyn Nets Atlantic Eastern January 10, 2016 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 [11][12]
Steve Clifford* Charlotte Hornets Southeast Eastern May 29, 2013 164 76 88 .463 164 76 88 .463 [13][14]
Fred Hoiberg* Chicago Bulls Central Eastern June 2, 2015 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 [15][16]
David Blatt* Cleveland Cavaliers Central Eastern June 20, 2014 82 53 29 .646 82 53 29 .646 [17][18]
Rick Carlisle Dallas Mavericks Southwest Western May 9, 2008 558 338 220 .606 1,050 619 431 .590 [19][20]
Michael Malone Denver Nuggets Northwest Western June 15, 2015 0 0 0 .000 106 39 67 .368 [21][22]
Stan Van Gundy Detroit Pistons Central Eastern May 14, 2014 82 32 50 .390 661 403 258 .610 [23][24]
Steve Kerr* Golden State Warriors Pacific Western May 19, 2014 82 67 15 .817 82 67 15 .817 [25][26]
J. B. Bickerstaff* Houston Rockets Southwest Western November 18, 2015 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 [27][28]
Frank Vogel* Indiana Pacers Central Eastern January 30, 2011 349 205 144 .587 349 205 144 .587 [29][30]
Doc Rivers Los Angeles Clippers Pacific Western June 25, 2013 164 113 51 .689 1,224 700 524 .572 [31][32]
Byron Scott Los Angeles Lakers Pacific Western July 28, 2014 82 21 61 .256 1,019 437 582 .429 [33][34]
David Joerger* Memphis Grizzlies Southwest Western June 27, 2013 164 105 59 .640 164 105 59 .640 [35][36]
Erik Spoelstra* Miami Heat Southeast Eastern April 28, 2008 558 351 207 .629 558 351 207 .629 [37][38]
Jason Kidd Milwaukee Bucks Central Eastern July 1, 2014 82 41 41 .500 164 85 79 .518 [39][40]
Sam Mitchell Minnesota Timberwolves Northwest Western October 25, 2015 0 0 0 .000 345 156 189 .452 [41][42]
Alvin Gentry New Orleans Pelicans Southwest Western May 30, 2015 0 0 0 .000 705 335 370 .475 [43][44]
Derek Fisher* New York Knicks Atlantic Eastern June 10, 2014 82 17 65 .207 82 17 65 .207 [45][46]
Billy Donovan* Oklahoma City Thunder Northwest Western April 30, 2015 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 [5][47]
Scott Skiles Orlando Magic Southeast Eastern May 29, 2015 0 0 0 .000 876 443 433 .506 [48][49]
Brett Brown* Philadelphia 76ers Atlantic Eastern August 14, 2013 164 37 127 .226 164 37 127 .226 [50][51]
Jeff Hornacek* Phoenix Suns Pacific Western May 28, 2013 164 87 77 .530 164 87 77 .530 [52][53]
Terry Stotts Portland Trail Blazers Northwest Western August 7, 2012 246 138 108 .561 529 253 276 .478 [54][55]
George Karl Sacramento Kings Pacific Western February 17, 2015 30 11 19 .367 1,917 1,142 775 .596 [56][57]
Gregg Popovich* San Antonio Spurs Southwest Western December 10, 1996 1,492 1,022 470 .685 1,492 1,022 470 .685 [58][59]
Dwane Casey Toronto Raptors Atlantic Eastern June 21, 2011 312 154 158 .494 434 207 227 .477 [60][61]
Quin Snyder* Utah Jazz Northwest Western June 6, 2014 82 38 44 .463 82 38 44 .463 [62][63]
Randy Wittman Washington Wizards Southeast Eastern January 24, 2012 295 137 158 .464 602 237 365 .394 [64][65]

Recent coaching changes

2014–15 season

Team Departure date Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hiring date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
Sacramento Kings December 15, 2014 Michael Malone Fired December 15, 2014 Tyrone Corbin (interim) Sacramento Kings assistant coach (2014) [66]
Orlando Magic February 5, 2015 Jacque Vaughn Fired February 5, 2015 James Borrego (interim) Orlando Magic assistant coach (20122015) [67]
Sacramento Kings February 12, 2015 Tyrone Corbin (interim) Demoted February 17, 2015 George Karl Denver Nuggets head coach (20052013) [68][56]
Denver Nuggets March 3, 2015 Brian Shaw Fired March 3, 2015 Melvin Hunt (interim) Denver Nuggets assistant coach (20102015) [69]

2015–16 pre-season

Team Departure date Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hiring date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
Oklahoma City Thunder April 22, 2015 Scott Brooks Fired April 30, 2015 Billy Donovan Florida Gators head coach (1996–2015) [4][5]
Orlando Magic April 16, 2015 James Borrego (interim) Contract not renewed May 29, 2015 Scott Skiles Milwaukee Bucks head coach (20082013) [48]
New Orleans Pelicans May 12, 2015 Monty Williams Fired May 30, 2015 Alvin Gentry Golden State Warriors associate head coach (2014–15) [70][43]
Chicago Bulls May 28, 2015 Tom Thibodeau Fired June 2, 2015 Fred Hoiberg Iowa State Cyclones head coach (2010–2015) [71][15]
Denver Nuggets April 14, 2015 Melvin Hunt (interim) Contract not renewed June 15, 2015 Michael Malone Sacramento Kings head coach (20132014) [21]
Minnesota Timberwolves October 25, 2015 Flip Saunders Died October 25, 2015 Sam Mitchell Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach (2014) [41]

2015–16 season

Team Departure date Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hiring date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
Houston Rockets November 18, 2015 Kevin McHale Fired November 18, 2015 J. B. Bickerstaff (interim) Houston Rockets assistant coach (20112015) [27]
Brooklyn Nets January 10, 2016 Lionel Hollins Fired January 10, 2016 Tony Brown (interim) Brooklyn Nets assistant coach (20142016) [11]

Notes

  1. Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
  2. Coaching records from the current term with the team; coaching records from previous term with the team are not included.
  3. Career coaching records in the NBA; records in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and other leagues are not included.

References

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