Don Nelson

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Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, was named head coach of the Golden State Warriors on August 30, 2006, becoming the 23rd head coach in team history.

Nelson, 66, enters the 2006-07 campaign owning a career regular-season coaching record of 1,190-880 (.575), trailing only Lenny Wilkens (1,323) on the all-time coaching wins list. His 2,070 games as a head coach trails only Wilkens (2,487), while his .575 winning percentage ranks 20th all-time among NBA skippers. In fact, as Nelson enters his 43rd year in the NBA as a player, coach, general manager or consultant, only Wilkens has more combined games as a player and head coach than the 3,123 that “Nellie” has notched heading into the 2006-07 season... More

Wins	Loses	Win Percentage	Notes
867	679	(.575)	Sixth-winningest coach in NBA history ... Has served 20 years as NBA head coach with Milwaukee, Golden State, New York and Dallas ... Joins Pat Riley as the only coaches ever to be named Coach of the Year three times (1982-83, 1984-85 and 1991-92) ... His clubs have recorded nine 50-plus-win seasons and seven divisional championships.