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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball coach → basketball player → human →
almaMater	University of Iowa →
birthName	Donald Arvid Nelson →
careerNBARegularSeasonWinsAsCoach	1335 →
coachedTeam	Dallas Mavericks → 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	NBA →
draftPickNumber	17 →
draftRound	3 →
draftYear	1962 →
familyName	Nelson →
fullName	Donald Arvid Nelson →
givenName	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, 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 → Milwaukee Bucks →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NBA Coach of the Year →	notableMultipleTimeWinner