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NBA coaching careers All-Star / All-Pro 10 Questions

Identify legendary NBA coaches from championships, franchises, innovations and career milestones.

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This Behind the Coaching interactive contains 10 questions about NBA coaching careers. Play through each item to receive immediate feedback and an explanation.

BTC quizzes and games are educational sports challenges covering coaching, strategy, history, teams, players, leagues, records, comparisons, and the people behind the game.

Quiz questions

  1. I coached the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships. I later became a major front-office architect for the franchise. Who am I?
    • K.C. Jones
    • Red Auerbach
    • Bill Russell
    • Tom Heinsohn
  2. I won six championships as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and five more with the Los Angeles Lakers. Who am I?
    • Pat Riley
    • Gregg Popovich
    • Chuck Daly
    • Phil Jackson
  3. I spent my head-coaching career with the San Antonio Spurs and won five NBA championships. Who am I?
    • Gregg Popovich
    • Larry Brown
    • Jerry Sloan
    • Rick Carlisle
  4. I coached the Showtime Lakers to four championships in the 1980s and later won another title with Miami in 2006. Who am I?
    • Paul Westhead
    • Erik Spoelstra
    • Pat Riley
    • Mike D'Antoni
  5. I am the only head coach to win both an NCAA championship and an NBA championship. My NBA title came with Detroit in 2004. Who am I?
    • Chuck Daly
    • Larry Brown
    • Rudy Tomjanovich
    • George Karl
  6. I coached the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990 and later coached the original Dream Team in 1992. Who am I?
    • Larry Brown
    • Doug Collins
    • Rick Carlisle
    • Chuck Daly
  7. I coached the Utah Jazz for more than two decades and led them to consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. Who am I?
    • Frank Layden
    • George Karl
    • Jerry Sloan
    • Lenny Wilkens
  8. I became known for innovative small lineups and the point-forward concept. I coached Milwaukee, Golden State, New York and Dallas. Who am I?
    • Don Nelson
    • Doug Moe
    • Mike D'Antoni
    • Rick Adelman
  9. I coached the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship and later became one of the first coaches to surpass 1,000 NBA wins. Who am I?
    • Jack Sikma
    • George Karl
    • Bill Fitch
    • Lenny Wilkens
  10. I coached Golden State to NBA championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 after winning five titles as a player. Who am I?
    • Mark Jackson
    • Steve Kerr
    • Steve Nash
    • Tyronn Lue