Nelson leaves with record
Don Nelson is expected to officially part ways with the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Nelson has coached 31 seasons, from 1976 to 2010 for four different teams (Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks). He retires with the NBA’s most career regular-season coaching victories (1,335) after breaking Lenny Wilkens’ record on April 7.
NBA regular-season win leaders (Top 5)
Lenny Wilkens in 1978.
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Top 10 regular-season win leaders
W | L | G | W/L % | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Nelson* | 1335 | 1063 | 2398 | .557 | 5 |
Lenny Wilkens | 1332 | 1155 | 2487 | .536 | 6 |
Pat Riley | 1210 | 694 | 1904 | .636 | 3 |
Jerry Sloan* | 1190 | 780 | 1970 | .604 | 2 |
Phil Jackson* | 1098 | 460 | 1558 | .705 | 2 |
Larry Brown* | 1089 | 885 | 1974 | .552 | 9 |
George Karl* | 986 | 671 | 1657 | .595 | 5 |
Bill Fitch | 944 | 1106 | 2050 | .460 | 5 |
Red Auerbach | 938 | 479 | 1417 | .662 | 3 |
Dick Motta | 935 | 1017 | 1952 | .479 | 5 |
*Active coaches
Statistics through 2009-10 season
