RANK

COACH

MATCHES

LOSSES

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Lenny Wilkens

2,487

1,155

St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors

1969–2005

2

Bill Fitch

2,050

1,106

Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Clippers

1970–1997

3

Don Nelson

2,398

1,063

Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks

1976–2010

4

Dick Motta

1,952

1,017

Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks

1968–1990

5

Larry Brown

2,002

904

Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks

1976–2010

6

Gene Shue

1,645

861

Baltimore/Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Bullets

1956–1989

7

Rick Carlisle

1,853

860

Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks

1986–2021

8

Gregg Popovich

2,263

851

San Antonio Spurs

1996–2025

9

George Karl

1,999

824

Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings

1984–2016

10

Doc Rivers

1,980

817

Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers

1999–2023