List of current NBA head coaches

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.

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

• NBA Coach of the Year Award
• List of National Basketball Association head coaches with 400 games coached
• List of National Basketball Association player-coaches
• List of NBA championship head coaches
• List of foreign NBA coaches
• Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
• List of female NBA coaches
• List of National Basketball Association general managers
• List of National Basketball Association team presidents

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.