Top Five Greatest NBA Basketball Head Coaches of All Time

Any list of the Top Five Greatest NBA Head Coaches of All Time that you come across is going to be very subjective as there are a lot of factors one must take into consideration and questions that need answering when making such a list.

Do you take into consideration the caliber of players the Coach had to work with?

Do you take into consideration the length of the Coach’s career?

In all cases what you cannot deny are playoff wins and NBA Finals Championships. The below list is based strictly on numbers because as we all know, men lie, women lie, but numbers do not.

Best NBA Basketball Coaches Ever

1) Phil Jackson – 225 playoff wins, 9 NBA Finals Championships

2) Red Auerbach – 90 playoff wins, 9 NBA Finals Championships

3) Pat Riley -171 playoff wins, 5 NBA Finals Championships

4) Chuck Daly – 78 playoff wins, 2 NBA Finals Championships

5) Gregg Popovich – 106 playoff wins, 4 NBA Finals Championships

As you may have noticed from the above list our selections were not entirely based on playoff wins or NBA Championships, but an overall combination of wins, length of time in which they were accomplished, and level of skill the Head Coach had to work with.

Currently Phil Jackson and Red Auerbach are tied for the most NBA Finals Championships but Jackson did it in fewer seasons and has shied away from retirement this upcoming season to go for his 10^th NBA Championship.