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 coached the San Antonio Spurs for 28 years.
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 May 9, 2024, 16 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 , Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics , Darko Rajaković with the Toronto Raptors , Jordi Fernández with the Brooklyn Nets , Charles Lee with the Charlotte Hornets , and JJ Redick with the Los Angeles Lakers .
Popovich, Spoelstra, Kerr, Michael Malone , and Mazzulla have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle , Tyronn Lue , Nick Nurse , Mike Budenholzer , and Doc Rivers have won with their former teams.
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
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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]
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]
Charles Lee *
Charlotte Hornets
Southeast
Eastern
May 9, 2024
0 0 0 –
0 0 0 –
[8]
Billy Donovan
Chicago Bulls
Central
Eastern
September 22, 2020
318 156 162 .491
718 399 319 .556
[9] [10]
Kenny Atkinson
Cleveland Cavaliers
Central
Eastern
June 28, 2024
0 0 0 –
308 118 190 .383
[11] [12]
Jason Kidd
Dallas Mavericks
Southwest
Western
June 28, 2021
286 140 106 .569
619 323 296 .522
[13] [14]
Michael Malone
Denver Nuggets
Northwest
Western
June 15, 2015
719 424 295 .590
825 463 362 .561
[15] [16]
J. B. Bickerstaff
Detroit Pistons
Central
Eastern
July 3, 2024
0 0 0 –
545 255 290 .468
[17] [18]
Steve Kerr *
Golden State Warriors
Pacific
Western
May 19, 2014
793 519 274 .654
793 519 274 .654
[19] [20]
Ime Udoka
Houston Rockets
Southwest
Western
April 25, 2023
82 41 41 .500
164 92 72 .558
[21] [22]
Rick Carlisle
Indiana Pacers
Central
Eastern
June 24, 2021
246 107 159 .402
1,771 943 828 .532
[23] [24]
Tyronn Lue
Los Angeles Clippers
Pacific
Western
October 20, 2020
318 184 134 .579
529 312 217 .590
[25] [26]
JJ Redick *
Los Angeles Lakers
Pacific
Western
June 24, 2024
0 0 0 –
0 0 0 –
[27]
Taylor Jenkins *
Memphis Grizzlies
Southwest
Western
June 11, 2019
391 206 185 .527
391 206 185 .527
[28] [29]
Erik Spoelstra *
Miami Heat
Southeast
Eastern
April 28, 2008
1,277 750 527 .587
1,277 750 527 .587
[30] [31]
Doc Rivers
Milwaukee Bucks
Central
Eastern
January 26, 2024
36 17 19 .472
1,896 1,114 782 .588
[32] [33]
Chris Finch *
Minnesota Timberwolves
Northwest
Western
February 22, 2021
287 160 127 .557
287 160 127 .557
[34] [35]
Willie Green *
New Orleans Pelicans
Southwest
Western
July 22, 2021
246 127 119 .516
246 127 119 .516
[36] [37]
Tom Thibodeau
New York Knicks
Atlantic
Eastern
July 30, 2020
318 175 143 .550
916 527 389 .575
[38] [39]
Mark Daigneault *
Oklahoma City Thunder
Northwest
Western
November 11, 2020
318 143 175 .450
318 143 175 .450
[40] [41]
Jamahl Mosley *
Orlando Magic
Southeast
Eastern
July 11, 2021
246 103 143 .419
246 103 143 .419
[42] [43]
Nick Nurse
Philadelphia 76ers
Atlantic
Eastern
June 1, 2023
82 47 35 .573
390 227 163 .582
[44] [45]
Mike Budenholzer
Phoenix Suns
Pacific
Western
May 11, 2024
0 0 0 –
801 484 317 .604
[46] [47]
Chauncey Billups *
Portland Trail Blazers
Northwest
Western
June 27, 2021
246 81 165 .329
246 81 165 .329
[48] [49]
Mike Brown
Sacramento Kings
Pacific
Western
May 9, 2022
164 94 70 .573
645 441 286 .607
[50] [51]
Gregg Popovich *†
San Antonio Spurs
Southwest
Western
December 10, 1996
2,209 1,388 821 .628
2,209 1,388 821 .628
[52] [53]
Darko Rajaković *
Toronto Raptors
Atlantic
Eastern
June 13, 2023
82 25 57 .305
82 25 57 .305
[54] [55]
Will Hardy *
Utah Jazz
Northwest
Western
June 29, 2022
164 68 96 .415
164 68 96 .415
[56] [57]
Brian Keefe
Washington Wizards
Southeast
Eastern
May 29, 2024
39 8 31 .205
39 8 31 .205
[58] [59]
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Quin Snyder, Atlanta Hawks
Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics
Jordi Fernandez, Brooklyn Nets
Billy Donovan, Chicago Bulls
Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks
Michael Malone, Denver Nuggets
J.B. Bickerstaff, Detroit Pistons
Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors
Ime Udoka, Houston Rockets
Rick Carlisle, Indiana Pacers
Tyronn Lue, Los Angeles Clippers
JJ Redick, Los Angeles Lakers
Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat
Doc Rivers, Milwaukee Bucks
Chris Finch, Minnesota Timberwolves
Willie Green, New Orleans Pelicans
Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks
Mark Daigneault, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nick Nurse, Philadelphia 76ers
Mike Budenholzer, Phoenix Suns
Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers
Mike Brown, Sacramento Kings
Will Hardy, Utah Jazz