Former NBA coach Don Nelson will be honored with the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association during Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The award recognizes his extensive career, including being second in all-time coaching wins with 1,335 victories over 31 seasons. Nelson is renowned for coaching notable teams like the Warriors, where he utilized small ball strategies, helping reshape modern basketball. The selection committee includes respected figures like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich, emphasizing the significance of this accolade in Nelson's impressive legacy.
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 selection committee includes legendary coaches such as Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley.
Nelson is second all-time in coaching wins with 1,335 victories, and coached for 31 seasons.
The man who pioneered the small ball concepts that would come to define the league retired from coaching after the 2009-10 season.
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