Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) to honor a longtime NBA coach's life in basketball and his "standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion" of the game. The inaugural award winner was Tom Heinsohn. The award is named after former NBA head coach Chuck Daly.
Winners *Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Season Coach Nationality Teams coached Boston Celtics (1969–1978) Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1972)Buffalo Braves (1972–1976)Portland Trail Blazers (1976–1986)Indiana Pacers (1986–1988) Houston Rockets (1971–1973)Chicago Bulls (1985–1999) (assistant coach)Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2008) (assistant coach) Seattle SuperSonics (1969–1972; 1977–1986)Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1976)Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1993)Atlanta Hawks (1993–2000)Toronto Raptors (2000–2003)New York Knicks (2004–2005) Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1990)New York Knicks (1991–1995)Miami Heat (1995–2003; 2005–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–1979)Boston Celtics (1980–1983)Houston Rockets (1983–1988)New Jersey Nets (1989–1992)Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1998) Seattle SuperSonics (1985–1989; 1989–1990)Denver Nuggets (1995–1996)Washington Bullets/Wizards (1997–1999)Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2007)Los Angeles Lakers (2012) Chicago Bulls (1968–1976)Washington Bullets (1976–1980)Dallas Mavericks (1980–1987; 1994–1996)Sacramento Kings (1990–1991)Denver Nuggets (1996–1997) Capital/Washington Bullets (1973–1976)Boston Celtics (1983–1988)Seattle SuperSonics (1990–1992) Chicago Bulls (1979–1982)Utah Jazz (1988–2011) Golden State Warriors (1969–1983) Kentucky Colonels (1974–1976)Atlanta Hawks (1976–1981)New York Knicks (1982–1987)Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2005) San Antonio Spurs (1976–1980)Denver Nuggets (1980–1991)Philadelphia 76ers (1992–1993) Utah Jazz (1981–1989) Houston Rockets (1979–1983) Milwaukee Bucks (1987–1991) Los Angeles Lakers (1994–1999) San Antonio Spurs (1988–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993) Indiana Pacers (1993–1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2003) Detroit Pistons (2003–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2006) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2010) Atlanta Hawks (1983–1990) Cleveland Cavaliers (1993–1999) Memphis Grizzlies (2004–2006) Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1994) Golden State Warriors (1995–1997) Sacramento Kings (1999–2006) Houston Rockets (2007–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2011–2014) Houston Rockets (1992–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2005) Milwaukee Bucks (1976–1988)Golden State Warriors (1988–1995; 2006–2010)New York Knicks (1995–1996)Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005) Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1981) Chicago Bulls (1982–1983) Denver Nuggets (1990–1992)
Notes Jack Ramsay, Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Tex Winter, Hubie Brown, Rudy Tomjanovich and Don Nelson were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Ramsey was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. Tom Heinsohn and Lenny Wilkens were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players and coaches. They were also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as players. K. C. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. He also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Five of these winners were named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996: Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay and Don Nelson. Seven of these winners were named Top 15 Coaches in NBA History in 2022: Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay, Jerry Sloan, K. C. Jones, Larry Brown and Don Nelson. None of the recipients were posthumous at the time they won the award.
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