Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2011–12 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.
| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
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| 70001000000000000001 | Kundla, JohnJohn Kundla* | 1948–1958 | 7002653000000000000653 | 7002390000000000000390 | 7002263000000000000263 | .597 | 700182000000000000082 | 700154000000000000054 | 700128000000000000028 | .659 | 5 Championships (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history |
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| 70002000000000000002 | Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* | 1958 | 700139000000000000039 | 70009000000000000009 | 700130000000000000030 | .231 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 7000300000000000000— | Kundla, JohnJohn Kundla* | 1958–1959 | 700172000000000000072 | 700133000000000000033 | 700139000000000000039 | .458 | 700113000000000000013 | 70006000000000000006 | 70007000000000000007 | .462 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | |
| 70004000000000000003 | Castellani, JohnJohn Castellani* | 1959–1960 | 700136000000000000036 | 700111000000000000011 | 700125000000000000025 | .306 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 70005000000000000004 | Pollard, JimJim Pollard | 1960 | 700139000000000000039 | 700114000000000000014 | 700125000000000000025 | .359 | 70009000000000000009 | 70005000000000000005 | 70004000000000000004 | .556 | ||
| 70006000000000000005 | Schaus, FredFred Schaus* | 1960–1967 | 7002560000000000000560 | 7002315000000000000315 | 7002245000000000000245 | .563 | 700171000000000000071 | 700133000000000000033 | 700138000000000000038 | .465 | ||
| 70007000000000000006 | van Breda Kolff, ButchButch van Breda Kolff | 1967–1969 | 7002164000000000000164 | 7002107000000000000107 | 700157000000000000057 | .652 | 700133000000000000033 | 700121000000000000021 | 700112000000000000012 | .636 | ||
| 70008000000000000007 | Mullaney, JoeJoe Mullaney | 1969–1971 | 7002164000000000000164 | 700194000000000000094 | 700170000000000000070 | .573 | 700130000000000000030 | 700116000000000000016 | 700114000000000000014 | .533 | ||
| 70009000000000000008 | Sharman, BillBill Sharman | 1971–1976 | 7002410000000000000410 | 7002246000000000000246 | 7002164000000000000164 | .600 | 700137000000000000037 | 700122000000000000022 | 700115000000000000015 | .595 | 1971–72 NBA Coach of the Year 1 Championship (1972) |
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| 70011000000000000009 | West, JerryJerry West* | 1976–1979 | 7002246000000000000246 | 7002145000000000000145 | 7002101000000000000101 | .589 | 700122000000000000022 | 70008000000000000008 | 700114000000000000014 | .364 | ||
| 700111000000000000010 | McKinney, JackJack McKinney | 1979 | 700114000000000000014 | 700110000000000000010 | 70004000000000000004 | .714 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 700112000000000000011 | Westhead, PaulPaul Westhead | 1979–1981 | 7002161000000000000161 | 7002111000000000000111 | 700150000000000000050 | .689 | 700119000000000000019 | 700113000000000000013 | 70006000000000000006 | .684 | 1 Championship (1980) | |
| 700113000000000000012 | Riley, PatPat Riley | 1981–1990 | 7002727000000000000727 | 7002533000000000000533 | 7002194000000000000194 | .733 | 7002149000000000000149 | 7002102000000000000102 | 700147000000000000047 | .685 | 1989–90 NBA Coach of the Year 4 Championships (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history |
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| 700114000000000000013 | Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy | 1990–1992 | 7002164000000000000164 | 7002101000000000000101 | 700163000000000000063 | .616 | 700123000000000000023 | 700113000000000000013 | 700110000000000000010 | .565 | ||
| 700115000000000000014 | Pfund, RandyRandy Pfund* | 1992–1994 | 7002146000000000000146 | 700166000000000000066 | 700180000000000000080 | .452 | 70005000000000000005 | 70002000000000000002 | 70003000000000000003 | .400 | ||
| 700116000000000000015 | Bertka, BillBill Bertka* | 1994 | 70002000000000000002 | 70001000000000000001 | 70001000000000000001 | .500 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 700117000000000000016 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* | 1994 | 700116000000000000016 | 70005000000000000005 | 700111000000000000011 | .313 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 700118000000000000017 | Harris, DelDel Harris | 1994–1999 | 7002340000000000000340 | 7002224000000000000224 | 7002116000000000000116 | .659 | 700136000000000000036 | 700117000000000000017 | 700119000000000000019 | .472 | 1994–95 NBA Coach of the Year | |
| 7001190000000000000— | Bertka, BillBill Bertka* | 1999 | 70001000000000000001 | 70001000000000000001 | 50000000000000000000 | 1.000 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 700120000000000000018 | Rambis, KurtKurt Rambis | 1999 | 700137000000000000037 | 700124000000000000024 | 700113000000000000013 | .649 | 70008000000000000008 | 70003000000000000003 | 70005000000000000005 | .375 | ||
| 700121000000000000019 | Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson | 1999–2004 | 7002410000000000000410 | 7002287000000000000287 | 7002123000000000000123 | .700 | 700192000000000000092 | 700164000000000000064 | 700128000000000000028 | .696 | 3 Championships (2000, 2001, 2002) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history |
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| 700122000000000000020 | Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich | 2004–2005 | 700143000000000000043 | 700124000000000000024 | 700119000000000000019 | .558 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 700123000000000000021 | Hamblen, FrankFrank Hamblen | 2005 | 700139000000000000039 | 700110000000000000010 | 700129000000000000029 | .256 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | ||
| 7001240000000000000— | Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson | 2005–2011 | 7002492000000000000492 | 7002323000000000000323 | 7002169000000000000169 | .657 | 700189000000000000089 | 700154000000000000054 | 700135000000000000035 | .607 | 2 Championships (2009, 2010) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history |
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| 700125000000000000022 | Brown, MikeMike Brown | 2011–2012 | 700010000000000000071 | 700010000000000000042 | 700010000000000000029 | 7000100000000000000.591 | 700010000000000000012 | 70001000000000000005 | 70001000000000000007 | 7000100000000000000.417 | 7000100000000000000 | |
| 700125000000000000023 | Bickerstaff, BernieBernie Bickerstaff | 2012 | 70001000000000000005 | 70001000000000000004 | 70001000000000000001 | 7000100000000000000.800 | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000— | 7000100000000000000 | |
| 700125000000000000024 | D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni | 2012–present | 700010000000000000054 | 700010000000000000028 | 700010000000000000026 | 7000100000000000000.519 | 5000000000000000000— | 5000000000000000000— | 5000000000000000000— | 5000000000000000000— | ||
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