Number won |
Coach |
Team(s) won with (years)[a] |
Coaching career[b] |
Yrs |
GC |
W |
L |
Win% |
GC |
W |
L |
Win% |
Ref. |
Regular season |
Playoffs |
11 |
Phil Jackson* |
Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) |
1989–1998, 1999–2004, 2005–2011 |
20 |
1,640 |
1,155 |
485 |
.704 |
333 |
229 |
104 |
.688 |
[7] |
9 |
Red Auerbach* |
Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) |
1946–1966 |
20 |
1,417 |
938 |
479 |
.662 |
168 |
99 |
69 |
.589 |
[8] |
5 |
John Kundla* |
Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) |
1948–1958, 1958–1959 |
11 |
725 |
423 |
302 |
.583 |
95 |
60 |
35 |
.632 |
[9] |
5 |
Pat Riley* |
Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) Miami Heat (2006) |
1981–1990, 1991–2003, 2005–2008 |
24 |
1,904 |
1,210 |
694 |
.636 |
282 |
171 |
111 |
.606 |
[10] |
5 |
Gregg Popovich^ |
San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) |
1996–present |
27 |
2,127 |
1,366 |
761 |
.642 |
284 |
170 |
114 |
.599 |
[11] |
4 |
Steve Kerr^ |
Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
2014–present |
9 |
711 |
473 |
238 |
.665 |
140 |
99 |
41 |
.707 |
[12] |
2 |
Chuck Daly* |
Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) |
1981–1982, 1983–1994, 1997–1999 |
14 |
1,075 |
638 |
437 |
.593 |
126 |
75 |
51 |
.595 |
[13] |
2 |
Alex Hannum* |
St. Louis Hawks (1958) Philadelphia 76ers (1967) |
1956–1958, 1960–1968, 1969–1971 |
12 |
883 |
471 |
412 |
.533 |
81 |
47 |
34 |
.580 |
[14] |
2 |
Tom Heinsohn* |
Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) |
1969–1978 |
9 |
690 |
427 |
263 |
.619 |
80 |
47 |
33 |
.588 |
[15] |
2 |
Red Holzman* |
New York Knicks (1970, 1973) |
1954–1957, 1967–1977, 1978–1982 |
18 |
1,300 |
696 |
604 |
.535 |
106 |
58 |
48 |
.547 |
[16] |
2 |
K. C. Jones |
Boston Celtics (1984, 1986) |
1973–1976, 1983–1988, 1990–1992 |
10 |
774 |
522 |
252 |
.674 |
138 |
81 |
57 |
.587 |
[17] |
2 |
Bill Russell* |
Boston Celtics (1968, 1969) |
1966–1969, 1973–1977, 1987–1988 |
8 |
631 |
341 |
290 |
.540 |
61 |
34 |
27 |
.557 |
[18] |
2 |
Rudy Tomjanovich* |
Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) |
1992–2003, 2004–2005 |
13 |
943 |
527 |
416 |
.559 |
90 |
51 |
39 |
.567 |
[19] |
2 |
Erik Spoelstra^ |
Miami Heat (2012, 2013) |
2008–present |
15 |
1,195 |
704 |
491 |
.589 |
184 |
109 |
75 |
.592 |
[20] |
1 |
Al Attles* |
Golden State Warriors (1975) |
1969–1983 |
14 |
1,075 |
557 |
518 |
.518 |
61 |
31 |
30 |
.508 |
[21] |
1 |
Larry Brown* |
Detroit Pistons (2004) |
1976–1979, 1981–1983, 1988–2006, 2008–2010 |
27 |
2,002 |
1,098 |
904 |
.548 |
193 |
100 |
93 |
.518 |
[22] |
1 |
Mike Budenholzer |
Milwaukee Bucks (2021) |
2013–2023 |
10 |
801 |
484 |
317 |
.604 |
104 |
56 |
48 |
.538 |
[23] |
1 |
Rick Carlisle^ |
Dallas Mavericks (2011) |
2001–2007, 2008–present |
21 |
1,689 |
896 |
793 |
.530 |
133 |
63 |
70 |
.474 |
[24] |
1 |
Al Cervi |
Syracuse Nationals (1955) |
1949–1956, 1958–1959 |
9 |
567 |
326 |
241 |
.575 |
60 |
34 |
26 |
.567 |
[25] |
1 |
Larry Costello |
Milwaukee Bucks (1971) |
1968–1976, 1978–1979 |
10 |
730 |
430 |
300 |
.589 |
60 |
37 |
23 |
.617 |
[26] |
1 |
Billy Cunningham |
Philadelphia 76ers (1983) |
1977–1985 |
8 |
650 |
454 |
196 |
.698 |
105 |
66 |
39 |
.629 |
[27] |
1 |
Bill Fitch* |
Boston Celtics (1981) |
1970–1988, 1989–1992, 1994–1998 |
25 |
2,050 |
944 |
1,106 |
.460 |
109 |
55 |
54 |
.505 |
[28] |
1 |
Edward Gottlieb |
Philadelphia Warriors (1947) |
1946–1955 |
9 |
581 |
263 |
318 |
.453 |
32 |
15 |
17 |
.469 |
[29] |
1 |
Les Harrison |
Rochester Royals (1951) |
1948–1955 |
7 |
476 |
295 |
181 |
.620 |
38 |
19 |
19 |
.500 |
[30] |
1 |
Buddy Jeannette |
Baltimore Bullets (1948) |
1947–1952, 1964–1966, 1966–1968 |
7 |
354 |
151 |
203 |
.427 |
24 |
14 |
10 |
.583 |
[31] |
1 |
Tyronn Lue^ |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2016) |
2016–2018, 2020–present |
7 |
447 |
261 |
186 |
.584 |
85 |
52 |
33 |
.612 |
[32] |
1 |
Michael Malone^ |
Denver Nuggets (2023) |
2013–present |
10 |
743 |
406 |
337 |
.546 |
68 |
37 |
31 |
.544 |
[33] |
1 |
Dick Motta |
Washington Bullets (1978) |
1968–1980, 1980–1987, 1990–1991, 1994–1997 |
25 |
1,952 |
935 |
1,017 |
.479 |
126 |
56 |
70 |
.444 |
[34] |
1 |
Nick Nurse^ |
Toronto Raptors (2019) |
2018–present |
5 |
390 |
227 |
163 |
.582 |
41 |
25 |
16 |
.610 |
[35] |
1 |
Jack Ramsay* |
Portland Trail Blazers (1977) |
1969–1972, 1973–1988 |
21 |
1,647 |
864 |
783 |
.525 |
102 |
44 |
58 |
.431 |
[36] |
1 |
Doc Rivers^ |
Boston Celtics (2008) |
1999–2003, 2004–present |
24 |
1,860 |
1,097 |
763 |
.590 |
215 |
111 |
104 |
.516 |
[37] |
1 |
George Senesky |
Philadelphia Warriors (1956) |
1955–1958 |
3 |
216 |
119 |
97 |
.551 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
.500 |
[38] |
1 |
Bill Sharman* |
Los Angeles Lakers (1972) |
1966–1968, 1971–1977 |
7 |
573 |
333 |
240 |
.581 |
62 |
35 |
27 |
.565 |
[39] |
1 |
Frank Vogel^ |
Los Angeles Lakers (2020) |
2010–2018, 2019–2022, 2023–present |
11 |
820 |
431 |
389 |
.526 |
88 |
49 |
39 |
.557 |
[40] |
1 |
Paul Westhead |
Los Angeles Lakers (1980) |
1979–1981, 1982–1983, 1990–1992 |
6 |
407 |
183 |
224 |
.450 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
.684 |
[41] |
1 |
Lenny Wilkens* |
Seattle SuperSonics (1979) |
1969–1972, 1974–1976, 1977–1985, 1986–2003, 2004–2005 |
32 |
2,487 |
1,332 |
1,155 |
.536 |
178 |
80 |
98 |
.449 |
[42] |