Don Nelson

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Don Nelson is a Hall of Fame NBA coach and former player best known for his innovative, up-tempo offensive systems and record-setting total for career coaching wins.

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instanceOf basketball coach
basketball player
human
almaMater University of Iowa
birthName Donald Arvid Nelson
careerNBARegularSeasonWinsAsCoach 1335
coachedTeam Dallas Mavericks
Philadelphia Warriors
surface form: Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors (second tenure)
Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
coachingStyle small-ball lineups
up-tempo offense
college University of Iowa
creditedFor popularizing the point forward role
dateOfBirth 1940-05-15
draftedBy Chicago Zephyrs
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 17
draftRound 3
draftYear 1962
familyName Nelson
fullName Donald Arvid Nelson
givenName Don
surface form: Donald
hallOfFameInductionYear 2012
height 6 ft 6 in
heldRecordFor most coaching wins in NBA history
jerseyNumberWorn 19
knownFor innovative up-tempo offensive systems
record-setting total for career NBA coaching wins
leaguePlayedIn National Basketball Association
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
nationality American
NBAChampionshipsAsPlayer 5
NBACoachOfTheYearAward 3
placeOfBirth Muskegon, Michigan
surface form: Muskegon, Michigan, United States
playedCollegeFor Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
playedFor Boston Celtics
Chicago Zephyrs
Los Angeles Lakers
positionPlayed forward
small forward
retiredFromCoachingYear 2010
shoots left
wonNBAChampionshipAsPlayerWith Boston Celtics
wonNBACoachOfTheYearWith Golden State Warriors (second tenure)
surface form: Golden State Warriors

Milwaukee Bucks

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