Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) to a longtime NBA coach's life in basketball and his "standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion" of the game. ^[1] The inaugural award winner was Tom Heinsohn. ^[2] The award is named after former NBA head coach Chuck Daly. ^{[1] [2]}

Winners

*	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Season	Coach	Nationality	Teams coached
2008–09	Tom Heinsohn [2]	United States	Boston Celtics (1969–1978)
2009–10	Jack Ramsay [3]	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1972) Buffalo Braves (1972–1976) Portland Trail Blazers (1976–1986) Indiana Pacers (1986–1988)
	Tex Winter [3]	United States	Houston Rockets (1971–1973) Chicago Bulls (1985–1999) (assistant coach) Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2008) (assistant coach)
2010–11	Lenny Wilkens [4]	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (1969–1972; 1977–1986) Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1976) Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1993) Atlanta Hawks (1993–2000) Toronto Raptors (2000–2003) New York Knicks (2004–2005)
2011–12	Pat Riley [5]	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1990) New York Knicks (1991–1995) Miami Heat (1995–2003; 2005–2008)
2012–13	Bill Fitch [6]	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–1979) Boston Celtics (1980–1983) Houston Rockets (1983–1988) New Jersey Nets (1989–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1998)
2013–14	Bernie Bickerstaff [7]	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (1985–1989; 1989–1990) Denver Nuggets (1995–1996) Washington Bullets/Wizards (1997–1999) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2007) Los Angeles Lakers (2012)
2014–15	Dick Motta [8]	United States	Chicago Bulls (1968–1976) Washington Bullets (1976–1980) Dallas Mavericks (1980–1987; 1994–1996) Sacramento Kings (1990–1991) Denver Nuggets (1996–1997)
2015–16	K.C. Jones [9]	United States	Capital/Washington Bullets (1973–1976) Boston Celtics (1983–1988) Seattle SuperSonics (1990–1992)
	Jerry Sloan [9]	United States	Chicago Bulls (1979–1982) Utah Jazz (1988–2011)
2016–17	Al Attles [10]	United States	Golden State Warriors (1969–1983)
	Hubie Brown [10]	United States	Kentucky Colonels (1974–1976) Atlanta Hawks (1976–1981) New York Knicks (1982–1987) Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2005)
2017–18	Doug Moe [11]	United States	San Antonio Spurs (1976–1980) Denver Nuggets (1980–1991) Philadelphia 76ers (1992–1993)
2018–19	Frank Layden [12]	United States	Utah Jazz (1981–1989)
2019–20	Del Harris [13]	United States	Houston Rockets (1979–1983) Milwaukee Bucks (1987–1991) Los Angeles Lakers (1994–1999)
2020–21	Larry Brown [14]	United States	San Antonio Spurs (1988–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993) Indiana Pacers (1993–1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2003) Detroit Pistons (2003–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2006) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2010)
2021–22	Mike Fratello [15]	United States	Atlanta Hawks (1983–1990) Cleveland Cavaliers (1993–1999) Memphis Grizzlies (2004–2006)
2022–23	Rick Adelman [16]	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1994) Golden State Warriors (1995–1997) Sacramento Kings (1999–2006) Houston Rockets (2007–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2011–2014)
2023–24	Rudy Tomjanovich [17]	United States	Houston Rockets (1992–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2005)

Notes

• Jack Ramsay, Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Tex Winter and Hubie Brown were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. ^[18] Ramsey was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. ^[19]
• Tom Heinsohn and Lenny Wilkens were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players and coaches. ^{[20] [21] [22]} They were also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as players. ^{[23] [24]}
• K. C. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. ^[25] He also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. ^[26]
• Four of these winners were named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996: Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay. ^[27]
• Six of these winners were named Top 15 Coaches in NBA History in 2022: Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay, Jerry Sloan, K. C. Jones and Larry Brown. ^[28]
• None of the awards were posthumous, but since receiving the award, Heinsohn, Ramsay, Winter, Fitch, Jones, Sloan, and Attles have died.

References

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28. "NBA 75: Top 15 coaches in league history revealed". NBA.com. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

External links

• Official website