Don Nelson
Hall of Fame member
- Age: 84
- Birth date:
- Birth place: Muskegon (Michigan)
- College: Iowa
- Full name: Donald Arvid Nelson
- Nationality: United States
NBA career as head coach
- Seasons: 31
- Playoffs: 18
- NBA Finals: 0
- NBA titles: 0
1 additional seasons as assistant coach.
Don Nelson in regular season
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2398 | 1335 | 1063 | .557 |
Don Nelson in playoffs
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 75 | 91 | .452 |
Don Nelson's teams record
| TEAM | SEAS | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| NYK | 1 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| MIL | 11 | 540 | 344 | .611 | 42 | 46 | .477 |
| GSW | 11 | 422 | 443 | .488 | 14 | 21 | .400 |
| DAL | 8 | 339 | 251 | .575 | 19 | 24 | .442 |
| Total | -- | 1335 | 1063 | .557 | 75 | 91 | .452 |
Don Nelson NBA career record
| SEAS | TEAM | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| 1976-77 | MIL | Assistant coach | |||||
| 1976-77 | MIL | 27 | 37 | .422 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 38 | 44 | .463 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 49 | 33 | .598 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | 8 | .500 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 43 | 39 | .524 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 37 | 45 | .451 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1992-93 | GSW | 34 | 48 | .415 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1993-94 | GSW | 50 | 32 | .610 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1994-95 | GSW | 14 | 31 | .311 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 34 | 25 | .576 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1997-98 | DAL | 16 | 50 | .242 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1998-99 | DAL | 19 | 31 | .380 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 60 | 22 | .732 | 10 | 10 | .500 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 52 | 30 | .634 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 42 | 22 | .656 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 2006-07 | GSW | 42 | 40 | .512 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| 2007-08 | GSW | 48 | 34 | .585 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 2008-09 | GSW | 29 | 53 | .354 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 2009-10 | GSW | 26 | 56 | .317 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| Total | -- | 1335 | 1063 | .557 | 75 | 91 | .452 |