RANK

COACH

MATCHES

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Lenny Wilkens

2,487

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

1969–2005

2

Don Nelson

2,398

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

1976–2010

3

Gregg Popovich

2,263

San Antonio Spurs

1996–2025

4

Bill Fitch

2,050

Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks

1970–1993

5

Jerry Sloan

2,024

Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz

1979–2011

6

Larry Brown

2,002

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

1976–2010

7

George Karl

1,999

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

1984–2016

8

Doc Rivers

1,980

Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers

1999–2023

9

Dick Motta

1,952

Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets

1968–1990

10

Pat Riley

1,904

Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat

1981–2008

11

Rick Carlisle

1,853

Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks

1986–2021

12

Rick Adelman

1,791

Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets

1988–2011

13

Jack Ramsay

1,647

Philadelphia 76ers, Buffalo Braves, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers

1966–1986

14

Gene Shue

1,645

Philadelphia Warriors, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Bullets, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets

1957–1989

15

Phil Jackson

1,640

Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers

1989–2011

16

Cotton Fitzsimmons

1,607

Kansas City/Omaha Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns

1969–1995

17

Nate McMillan

1,428

Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks

1990–2018

18

Red Auerbach

1,419

Boston Celtics

1950–1966

19

John MacLeod

1,364

Phoenix Suns

1973–1995

20

Erik Spoelstra

1,359

Miami Heat

2008–present