List of current NBA head coaches

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Gregg Popovich has coached the San Antonio Spurs for 28 years.

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.

Popovich, Spoelstra, Steve Kerr, and Joe Mazzulla have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, and Doc Rivers have won with their former teams. As of April 8, 2025, 18 coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with their current teams.

Key

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
NBA record

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2024–25 season.

Team Image Head coach Division Conference Start date[a] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Ref.
Current[b] Career[c]
Atlanta Hawks Quin Snyder Southeast Eastern February 26, 2023 185 86 99 .465 821 458 363 .558 [2][3]
Boston Celtics Joe Mazzulla* Atlantic Eastern February 16, 2023 246 182 64 .740 246 182 64 .740 [4][5][6]
Brooklyn Nets Jordi Fernández* Atlantic Eastern April 22, 2024 82 26 56 .317 82 26 56 .317 [7]
Charlotte Hornets Charles Lee* Southeast Eastern May 9, 2024 82 19 63 .232 82 19 63 .232 [8]
Chicago Bulls Billy Donovan Central Eastern September 22, 2020 400 195 205 .488 800 438 362 .548 [9][10]
Cleveland Cavaliers Kenny Atkinson Central Eastern June 28, 2024 82 64 18 .780 390 182 208 .467 [11][12]
Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd Southwest Western June 28, 2021 328 179 149 .546 701 362 339 .509 [13][14]
Denver Nuggets David Adelman* (interim) Northwest Western April 8, 2025 3 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 1.000 [15]
Detroit Pistons J. B. Bickerstaff Central Eastern July 3, 2024 82 44 38 .537 627 299 328 .477 [16][17]
Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr* Pacific Western May 19, 2014 875 567 308 .648 875 567 308 .648 [18][19]
Houston Rockets Ime Udoka Southwest Western April 25, 2023 164 93 71 .567 246 144 102 .585 [20][21]
Indiana Pacers Rick Carlisle Central Eastern June 24, 2021 328 157 171 .479 1,853 993 860 .536 [22][23]
Los Angeles Clippers Tyronn Lue Pacific Western October 20, 2020 400 234 166 .585 529 362 249 .592 [24][25]
Los Angeles Lakers JJ Redick* Pacific Western June 24, 2024 82 50 32 .610 82 50 32 .610 [26]
Memphis Grizzlies Tuomas Iisalo* (interim) Southwest Western March 28, 2025 9 4 5 .444 9 4 5 .444 [27]
Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra* Southeast Eastern April 28, 2008 1,359 787 572 .579 1,359 787 572 .579 [28][29]
Milwaukee Bucks Doc Rivers Central Eastern January 26, 2024 118 65 53 .551 1,978 1,162 816 .587 [30][31]
Minnesota Timberwolves Chris Finch* Northwest Western February 22, 2021 369 209 160 .566 369 209 160 .566 [32][33]
New Orleans Pelicans Willie Green* Southwest Western July 22, 2021 328 148 180 .451 328 148 180 .451 [34][35]
New York Knicks Tom Thibodeau Atlantic Eastern July 30, 2020 400 226 174 .565 998 578 420 .579 [36][37]
Oklahoma City Thunder Mark Daigneault* Northwest Western November 11, 2020 400 211 189 .528 400 211 189 .528 [38][39]
Orlando Magic Jamahl Mosley* Southeast Eastern July 11, 2021 328 144 184 .439 328 144 184 .439 [40][41]
Philadelphia 76ers Nick Nurse Atlantic Eastern June 1, 2023 164 71 93 .433 554 298 256 .538 [42][43]
Phoenix Suns Vacant Pacific Western April 14, 2025 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –
Portland Trail Blazers Chauncey Billups* Northwest Western June 27, 2021 328 117 211 .357 328 117 211 .357 [44][45]
Sacramento Kings Doug Christie* (interim) Pacific Western December 27, 2024 51 27 24 .529 51 27 24 .529 [46]
San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich*†
Mitch Johnson (interim) 		Southwest Western December 10, 1996 2,291 1,422 869 .621 2,291 1,422 869 .628 [47][48]
Toronto Raptors Darko Rajaković* Atlantic Eastern June 13, 2023 164 55 109 .335 164 55 109 .335 [49][50]
Utah Jazz Will Hardy* Northwest Western June 29, 2022 246 85 161 .346 246 85 161 .346 [51][52]
Washington Wizards Brian Keefe Southeast Eastern May 29, 2024 121 26 95 .215 121 26 95 .215 [53][54]

See also

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

General
  • "NBA Coach Register". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC.
Specific
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  49. ^ "Raptors name Darko Rajaković as head coach". NBA.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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  51. ^ "Jazz hire Celtics assistant Will Hardy to replace Quin Snyder". NBA.com. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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