List of current NBA head coaches

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Erik Spoelstra has coached the Miami Heat since 2008, winning two NBA championships with the team. Erik Spoelstra 2022 (cropped).jpg
Erik Spoelstra has coached the Miami Heat since 2008, winning two NBA championships with the team.

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.

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Erik Spoelstra has served as head coach of the Miami Heat since the 2008–09 season and is currently the NBA’s longest-tenured coach. Amongst the active NBA head coaches, Doc Rivers has coached the most (1,978) and won the most (1,162) games, while Rick Carlisle has lost the most games (860).

Mark Daigneault, Steve Kerr, Joe Mazzulla, and Spoelstra have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Carlisle, Tyronn Lue, Nick Nurse, and Rivers have won with their former teams. As of July 7, 2025, 19 coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with their current teams.

Key

GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
Win% Winning percentage
*Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise

Coaches

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

TeamImageHead coachDivisionConferenceStart date [a] GCWLWin%GCWLWin%Ref.
Current [b] Career [c]
Atlanta Hawks Quin Snyder.jpg Quin Snyder Southeast Eastern February 26, 2023 1858699.465821458363.558 [1] [2]
Boston Celtics Celtics at Wizards 2024-12-046 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Joe Mazzulla * Atlantic Eastern February 16, 2023 24618264.74024618264.740 [3] [4]
Brooklyn Nets 2023-08-09 Deutschland gegen Kanada (Basketball-Landerspiel) by Sandro Halank-161.jpg Jordi Fernández *AtlanticEastern April 22, 2024 822656.317822656.317 [5] [6]
Charlotte Hornets Charles Lee *SoutheastEastern May 9, 2024 821963.232821963.232 [7] [8]
Chicago Bulls Billy Donovan 2014.jpg Billy Donovan Central Eastern September 22, 2020 400195205.488800438362.548 [9] [10]
Cleveland Cavaliers Brooklyn Nets vs NY Knicks 2018-10-03 td 161b - 1st Quarter (cropped2).jpg Kenny Atkinson CentralEastern June 28, 2024 826418.780390182208.467 [11] [12]
Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd Nets coach cropped.jpg Jason Kidd Southwest Western June 28, 2021 328179149.546701362339.509 [13] [14]
Denver Nuggets David Adelman * Northwest Western April 8, 2025 3301.0003301.000 [15] [16]
Detroit Pistons J.B. Bickerstaff (cropped).jpg J. B. Bickerstaff CentralEastern July 3, 2024 824438.537627299328.477 [17] [18]
Golden State Warriors Joe Biden Steph Curry Steve Kerr P20230117AS-1347 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Steve Kerr * Pacific Western May 19, 2014 875567308.648875567308.648 [19] [20]
Houston Rockets ImeUdoka2022.jpg Ime Udoka SouthwestWestern April 25, 2023 1649371.567246144102.585 [21] [22]
Indiana Pacers Rick Carlisle 2011-10-03.jpg Rick Carlisle CentralEastern June 24, 2021 328157171.4791,853993860.536 [23] [24]
Los Angeles Clippers Tyronn Lue (30761766161) (cropped).jpg Tyronn Lue PacificWestern October 20, 2020 400234166.585529362249.592 [25] [26]
Los Angeles Lakers Tomas Satoransky, JJ Redick (cropped).jpg JJ Redick *PacificWestern June 24, 2024 825032.610825032.610 [27] [28]
Memphis Grizzlies 2019-10-26 Basketball, easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga, Syntainics MBC (Mitteldeutscher BC) - Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 1DX 2926 by Stepro.jpg Tuomas Iisalo *SouthwestWestern March 28, 2025 945.444945.444 [29] [30]
Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 2022 (cropped).jpg Erik Spoelstra *SoutheastEastern April 28, 2008 1,359787572.5791,359787572.579 [31] [32]
Milwaukee Bucks Rivers 76ers.jpg Doc Rivers CentralEastern January 26, 2024 1186553.5511,9781,162816.587 [33] [34]
Minnesota Timberwolves Chris Finch 2023 01.png Chris Finch *NorthwestWestern February 22, 2021 369209160.566369209160.566 [35] [36]
New Orleans Pelicans Willie Green Clippers2.jpg Willie Green *SouthwestWestern July 22, 2021 328148180.451328148180.451 [37] [38]
New York Knicks Mike Brown NBA cropped.jpg Mike Brown AtlanticEastern July 7, 2025 000758454304.599 [39] [40]
Oklahoma City Thunder Mark Daigneault.png Mark Daigneault *NorthwestWestern November 11, 2020 400211189.528400211189.528 [41] [42]
Orlando Magic Jamahl Mosley *SoutheastEastern July 11, 2021 328144184.439328144184.439 [43] [44]
Philadelphia 76ers NICK NURSE (Crop).jpg Nick Nurse AtlanticEastern June 1, 2023 1647193.433554298256.538 [45] [46]
Phoenix Suns Jordan Ott *PacificWestern June 4, 2025 000000 [47] [48]
Portland Trail Blazers Billups coach (cropped).jpg Chauncey Billups *NorthwestWestern June 27, 2021 328117211.357328117211.357 [49] [50]
Sacramento Kings Doug Christie cropped.jpg Doug Christie *PacificWestern December 27, 2024 512724.529512724.529 [51] [52]
San Antonio Spurs Mitch Johnson *SouthwestWestern May 2, 2025 773245.416773245.416 [53] [54]
Toronto Raptors Darko Rajaković *AtlanticEastern June 13, 2023 16455109.33516455109.335 [55] [56]
Utah Jazz WillHardy 2023 (cropped).jpg Will Hardy *NorthwestWestern June 29, 2022 24685161.34624685161.346 [57] [58]
Washington Wizards Celtics at Wizards 2024-12-043.jpg Brian Keefe *SoutheastEastern May 29, 2024 1212695.2151212695.215 [59] [60]

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

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  53. "San Antonio Spurs Name Mitch Johnson Head Coach". NBA.com. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  54. "NBA adjusts Pop's record after missed games". ESPN.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  55. "Raptors name Darko Rajaković as head coach". NBA.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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  57. "Jazz hire Celtics assistant Will Hardy to replace Quin Snyder". NBA.com. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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