SPORTS
National Basketball Association (NBA) *Coach Records*
Most Championship Wins
This list features the coaches with the most championships in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
RANK | COACH | TROPHIES | YEARS |
1 | Phil Jackson | 11 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998), Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) |
2 | Red Auerbach | 9 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) |
3 | Gregg Popovich | 5 | San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) |
4 | Pat Riley | 5 | Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988), Miami Heat (2006) |
5 | John Kundla | 5 | Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) |
6 | Steve Kerr | 4 | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
7 | Erik Spoelstra | 2 | Miami Heat (2012, 2013) |
8 | Rudy Tomjanovich | 2 | Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) |
9 | Chuck Daly | 2 | Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) |
10 | Paul Westhead | 2 | Los Angeles Lakers (1980), Phoenix Mercury (WNBA 2007) NBA title: 1980 only |
11 | K.C. Jones | 2 | Boston Celtics (1984, 1986) |
12 | Tom Heinsohn | 2 | Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) |
13 | Bill Russell | 2 | Boston Celtics (1968, 1969) |
14 | Alex Hannum | 2 | St. Louis Hawks (1958), Philadelphia 76ers (1967) |
15 | Red Holzman | 2 | New York Knicks (1970, 1973) |
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