Head coaches with the most wins in the NBA
Regular season
| Coach | WINS | %W/L |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg Popovich | 1389 | .629 |
| Don Nelson | 1335 | .557 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 1332 | .536 |
| Jerry Sloan | 1221 | .603 |
| Pat Riley | 1210 | .636 |
| George Karl | 1175 | .588 |
| Phil Jackson | 1155 | .704 |
| Doc Rivers | 1112 | .587 |
| Larry Brown | 1098 | .549 |
| Rick Adelman | 1042 | .582 |
| Bill Fitch | 944 | .461 |
| Rick Carlisle | 942 | .532 |
| Red Auerbach | 938 | .662 |
| Dick Motta | 935 | .479 |
| Jack Ramsay | 864 | .525 |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | 832 | .518 |
| Gene Shue | 784 | .477 |
| Nate McMillan | 760 | .532 |
| Erik Spoelstra | 749 | .587 |
| John MacLeod | 707 | .518 |
Playoffs
| Coach | WINS | %W/L |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Jackson | 229 | .688 |
| Pat Riley | 171 | .606 |
| Gregg Popovich | 170 | .594 |
| Doc Rivers | 113 | .511 |
| Erik Spoelstra | 112 | .580 |
| Larry Brown | 100 | .518 |
| Red Auerbach | 99 | .589 |
| Jerry Sloan | 98 | .485 |
| Steve Kerr | 97 | .678 |
| K.C. Jones | 81 | .587 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 80 | .449 |
| George Karl | 80 | .432 |
| Rick Adelman | 79 | .503 |
| Chuck Daly | 75 | .595 |
| Don Nelson | 75 | .452 |
| Rick Carlisle | 71 | .477 |
| Billy Cunningham | 66 | .629 |
| John Kundla | 60 | .632 |
| Red Holzman | 58 | .552 |
| Mike Budenholzer | 56 | .539 |