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List of current NBA head coaches

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List of current NBA head coaches
Summary

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[[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.

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 and won the most games, while Rick Carlisle has lost the most games.

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 November 15, 2025, 18 coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching career with their current team.

Key

*Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the current franchise

Coaches

Note: Statistics are accurate through January 7, 2026.

TeamImageHead coachDivisionConferenceStart dateGCWLWin%GCWLWin%Ref.CurrentCareer*********
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Atlanta Hawks[[File:Quin Snyder.jpg120px]]SoutheastEastern[](2022-23-nba-season)223103120859475384
Boston Celtics[[File:Celtics at Wizards 2024-12-046 (cropped) (cropped).jpg120px]]AtlanticEastern[](2022-23-nba-season)2812057628120576
Brooklyn Nets[[File:2023-08-09 Deutschland gegen Kanada (Basketball-Länderspiel) by Sandro Halank–161.jpg120px]]AtlanticEastern[](2024-25-nba-season)11537781153778
Charlotte HornetsSoutheastEastern[](2024-25-nba-season)11832861183286
Chicago Bulls[[File:Billy Donovan 2014.jpg120px]]CentralEastern[](2020-21-nba-season)436212224836455381title=Bulls Name Donovan Head Coachurl=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-name-billy-donovan-head-coachdate=September 22, 2020work=NBA.com}}
Cleveland Cavaliers[[File:Brooklyn Nets vs NY Knicks 2018-10-03 td 161b - 1st Quarter (cropped2).jpg120px]]CentralEastern[](2024-25-nba-season)1208535428203225
Dallas Mavericks[[File:Jason Kidd Nets coach cropped.jpg120px]]SouthwestWestern[](2021-22-nba-season)365193172738376362
Denver NuggetsNorthwestWestern[](2024-25-nba-season)392712392712
Detroit Pistons[[File:J.B. Bickerstaff (cropped).jpg120px]]CentralEastern[](2024-25-nba-season)1187147663326337
Golden State Warriors[[File:Joe_Biden_Steph_Curry_Steve_Kerr_P20230117AS-1347_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg120px]]PacificWestern[](2014-15-nba-season)912586326912586326url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/kerr-head-coachtitle=Warriors Name Steve Kerr Head Coachdate=May 19, 2014work=NBA.compublisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Incarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207044421/https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/kerr-head-coacharchive-date=February 7, 2020}}
Houston Rockets[[File:ImeUdoka2022.jpg120px]]SouthwestWestern[](2023-24-nba-season)19711582279166113
Indiana Pacers[[File:Rick Carlisle 2011-10-03.jpg120px]]CentralEastern[](2021-22-nba-season)3651632021,890999891
Los Angeles Clippers[[File:Tyronn Lue (30761766161) (cropped).jpg120px]]PacificWestern[](2020-21-nba-season)435247188646375271
Los Angeles Lakers[[File:Tomas Satoransky, JJ Redick (cropped).jpg120px]]PacificWestern[](2024-25-nba-season)11673431167343
Memphis Grizzlies[[File:2019-10-26 Basketball, easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga, Syntainics MBC (Mitteldeutscher BC) - Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 1DX 2926 by Stepro.jpg120px]]SouthwestWestern[](2024-25-nba-season)452025452025
Miami Heat[[File:Erik Spoelstra 2022 (cropped).jpg120px]]SoutheastEastern[](2008-09-nba-season)13968075891,396807589
Milwaukee Bucks[[File:Rivers 76ers.jpg120px]]CentralEastern[](2023-24-nba-season)15481732,0141,178836
Minnesota Timberwolves[[File:Chris Finch 2023 01.png120px]]NorthwestWestern[](2020-21-nba-season)406233173406233173
New Orleans PelicansSouthwestWestern[](2025-26-nba-season)26620357154203
New York Knicks[[File:Mike Brown NBA cropped.jpg120px]]AtlanticEastern[](2025-26-nba-season)362313794477317
Oklahoma City Thunder[[File:Mark Daigneault.png120px]]NorthwestWestern[](2020-21-nba-season)437241196437241196
Orlando MagicSoutheastEastern[](2021-22-nba-season)365164201365164201
Philadelphia 76ers[[File:NICK NURSE (Crop).jpg120px]]AtlanticEastern[](2023-24-nba-season)19890108588317271
Phoenix SunsPacificWestern[](2025-26-nba-season)362115362115
Portland Trail Blazers[[File:2024-10-29 ALBA Berlin gegen Paris Basketball (EuroLeague 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–132.jpg120px]]NorthwestWestern[](2025-26-nba-season)361719361719USANorthwestWestern[](2021-22-nba-season)328117211328117211
Sacramento Kings[[File:Doug Christie cropped.jpg120px]]PacificWestern[](2024-25-nba-season)883553883553
San Antonio SpursSouthwestWestern[](2025-26-nba-season)11357561135756
Toronto RaptorsAtlanticEastern[](2023-24-nba-season)2017712420177124
Utah Jazz[[File:WillHardy 2023 (cropped).jpg120px]]NorthwestWestern[](2022-23-nba-season)2819718428197184
Washington Wizards[[File:Celtics at Wizards 2024-12-043.jpg120px]]SoutheastEastern[](2023-24-nba-season)1563612015636120

Notes

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  5. (April 22, 2024). "Brooklyn Nets Name Jordi Fernández Head Coach".
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  7. (May 9, 2024). "Charlotte Hornets Name Charles Lee Head Coach".
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  9. (September 22, 2020). "Bulls Name Donovan Head Coach". NBA.com.
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  11. (June 28, 2024). "Cavs Hire Kenny Atkinson as Head Coach".
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  13. (June 28, 2021). "Mavericks sign Jason Kidd as new head coach".
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  21. (April 25, 2023). "Rockets Name Ime Udoka Head Coach".
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  33. (January 26, 2024). "Milwaukee Bucks Hire Doc Rivers as Head Coach".
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  56. (May 2, 2025). "San Antonio Spurs Name Mitch Johnson Head Coach".
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  58. (June 13, 2023). "Raptors name Darko Rajaković as head coach".
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  60. (June 29, 2022). "Jazz hire Celtics assistant Will Hardy to replace Quin Snyder".
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  62. (January 25, 2024). "Wizards name Brian Keefe interim head coach".
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