Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (Don, Nellie)
Born: May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan
High School: Rock Island in Rock Island, Illinois
College: University of Iowa
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2012 (Full List)
As Player: 1053 G, 10.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.4 APG (Full Record)
As Executive: MIL/GSW/DAL franchises, 1977-2002 (Full Record)
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Coaching Record
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | W-L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W-L% | Notes |
| 1976-77 | 36 | NBA | MIL | 64 | 27 | 37 | .422 | -5.0 | 6 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 37 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | |
| 1978-79 | 38 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 3 | |||||
| 1979-80 | 39 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |
| 1980-81 | 40 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |
| 1981-82 | 41 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 14.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| 1982-83 | 42 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | |
| 1983-84 | 43 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | |
| 1984-85 | 44 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 59 | 23 | .720 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
| 1985-86 | 45 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |
| 1986-87 | 46 | NBA | MIL | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 1988-89 | 48 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 1989-90 | 49 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -4.0 | 5 | |||||
| 1990-91 | 50 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | |
| 1991-92 | 51 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 14.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |
| 1992-93 | 52 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | -7.0 | 6 | |||||
| 1993-94 | 53 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| 1994-95 | 54 | NBA | GSW | 45 | 14 | 31 | .311 | -8.5 | 6 | |||||
| 1995-96 | 55 | NBA | NYK | 59 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 4.5 | 2 | |||||
| 1997-98 | 57 | NBA | DAL | 66 | 16 | 50 | .242 | -17.0 | 5 | |||||
| 1998-99 | 58 | NBA | DAL | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | -6.0 | 5 | |||||
| 1999-00 | 59 | NBA | DAL | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.0 | 4 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 60 | NBA | DAL | 82 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |
| 2001-02 | 61 | NBA | DAL | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 2002-03 | 62 | NBA | DAL | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 19.0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | |
| 2003-04 | 63 | NBA | DAL | 82 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | |
| 2004-05 | 64 | NBA | DAL | 64 | 42 | 22 | .656 | 10.0 | 2 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 66 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | |
| 2007-08 | 67 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7.0 | 3 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 68 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 29 | 53 | .354 | -12.0 | 3 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 69 | NBA | GSW | 82 | 26 | 56 | .317 | -15.0 | 4 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 2398 | 1335 | 1063 | .557 | 136.0 | 166 | 75 | 91 | .452 | ||||
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