SAN FRANCISCO – Former Warriors coach Don Nelson will add one other accolade to his already spectacular resume on Sunday night.
The Corridor of Fame coach and common supervisor will obtain the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the Nationwide Basketball Coaches Affiliation earlier than Recreation 2 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder.
“Chuck was an absolute genius in all facets of the game and life. I’m glad I had the opportunity to coach against him, learn from him, and benefit from his knowledge,” Nelson stated in a press launch from the coaches affiliation. “To say that I’m deeply touched to receive an award that bears his name would be an understatement. This is special.”
The award’s choice committee contains legendary coaches comparable to Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley, in addition to executives comparable to Nelson’s son Donnie Walsh and Joe Dumars.
Nelson is second all-time in teaching wins with 1,335 victories, and coached for 31 seasons, starting his profession by main robust Milwaukee groups within the Eighties, and in addition teaching the Knicks and Mavericks.
The Corridor of Famer was finest recognized for his two stints with the Warriors. He helped information the Run TMC Warriors to 4 playoff appearances between 1988 and 1994.
Over a decade later, Nelson returned to the Bay Space for the 2006-07 season, when the “We Believe” Warriors upset the top-seeded Mavericks within the first spherical of the Western Convention playoffs.
The person who pioneered the “small ball” ideas that may come to outline the league retired from teaching after the 2009-10 season, having coached Steph Curry in his rookie season.
