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Alongside the selection of the NBA's 75th anniversary team was the selection of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History. The list was compiled based upon unranked selection undertaken exclusively by a panel of 43 current and former NBA coaches in collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association.
Larry Brown, Popovich, Sloan, Spoelstra, K. C. Jones, Steve Kerr, and Doc Rivers joined Auerbach, Daly, Holzman, Jackson, Nelson, Ramsay, Riley and Wilkens on the updated list of 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, announced during the league's 75th anniversary in 2021. [7]
In 1996, Wilkens was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and in 2021 he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. [1] [2] In addition, in 2022 he was also named to the list of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, being the only person to be in both NBA 75th season celebration list as player and coach. [3]
As part of the NBA's celebration of the 75th anniversary season, the league revealed the top-15 coaches of all-time Tuesday on TNT. Erik Spoelstra, 3 current coaches land on NBA's top-15 coaches ...
There was bound to be a bit of controversy with the NBA's 75th anniversary team, and some notable names were left off the list.
The NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team – released in full on Thursday night – had plenty of obvious and deserving selections. But there were a few head-turning omissions, as well.
Kerr is the first head coach in NBA history to lead his team to 67 or more wins in three consecutive seasons. [91] Kerr was named one of the Top 15 Coaches in NBA History in 2022, when the league commemorated its 75th anniversary. [92]
In 2021, both were honored as the NBA celebrated the 75th anniversary of its organization. Related: ... A panel of "current and former NBA players, coaches, general managers and team and league ...