List of NBA head coaches

This list includes all 30 of the National Basketball Association head coaches. The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the United States and one in Canada. In the NBA, a head coach is the highest ranking coach of a coaching staff.

Gregg Popovich has served as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs for 26 years. No other current NBA head coach has been head coach of his current team as long as Popovich has been head coach of the Spurs. Popovich has also coached more games (2,045), won more games (1,344), and lost more games (701) than any other active head coach has with his current team. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the second longest-tenured NBA head coach, having been head coach of the Heat since the 2008–09 season. No active head coaches have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Popovich is the only current head coach to have been hired by his current team in the 1990s.

As of May 9, 2024, 15 coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with their current teams: Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs, Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat, Steve Kerr with the Golden State Warriors, Taylor Jenkins with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Daigneault with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Finch with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Will Hardy with the Utah Jazz, Chauncey Billups with the Portland Trail Blazers, Jamahl Mosley with the Orlando Magic, Brian Keefe with the Washington Wizards, Willie Green with the New Orleans Pelicans, Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics, Darko Rajaković with the Toronto Raptors, and Jordi Fernández with the Brooklyn Nets, and Charles Lee with the Charlotte Hornets.

Popovich, Spoelstra, and Kerr have won NBA championships with their current teams, while Rick Carlisle, Doc Rivers, and Tyronn Lue have won with their former teams.

NBA head coaches

Head coach	Team	Division	Conference	Start date
Quin Snyder	Atlanta Hawks	Southeast	Eastern	February 26, 2023
Joe Mazzulla	Boston Celtics	Atlantic	Eastern	February 16, 2023
Jordi Fernández	Brooklyn Nets	Atlantic	Eastern	April 22, 2024
Charles Lee	Charlotte Hornets	Southeast	Eastern	May 9, 2024
Billy Donovan	Chicago Bulls	Central	Eastern	September 22, 2020
Kenny Atkinson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Central	Eastern	June 24, 2024
Jason Kidd	Dallas Mavericks	Southwest	Western	June 28, 2021
Michael Malone	Denver Nuggets	Northwest	Western	June 15, 2015
Vacant	Detroit Pistons	Central	Eastern	June 20, 2024
Steve Kerr	Golden State Warriors	Pacific	Western	May 19, 2014
Ime Udoka	Houston Rockets	Southwest	Western	April 25, 2023
Rick Carlisle	Indiana Pacers	Central	Eastern	June 24, 2021
Tyronn Lue	Los Angeles Clippers	Pacific	Western	October 20, 2020
JJ Redick	Los Angeles Lakers	Pacific	Western	June 24, 2024
Taylor Jenkins	Memphis Grizzlies	Southwest	Western	June 11, 2019
Erik Spoelstra	Miami Heat	Southeast	Eastern	April 28, 2008
Doc Rivers	Milwaukee Bucks	Central	Eastern	January 26, 2024
Chris Finch	Minnesota Timberwolves	Northwest	Western	February 22, 2021
Willie Green	New Orleans Pelicans	Southwest	Western	July 22, 2021
Tom Thibodeau	New York Knicks	Atlantic	Eastern	July 30, 2020
Mark Daigneault	Oklahoma City Thunder	Northwest	Western	November 11, 2020
Jamahl Mosley	Orlando Magic	Southeast	Eastern	July 11, 2021
Nick Nurse	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlantic	Eastern	June 1, 2023
Mike Budenholzer	Phoenix Suns	Pacific	Western	May 11, 2024
Chauncey Billups	Portland Trail Blazers	Northwest	Western	June 27, 2021
Mike Brown	Sacramento Kings	Pacific	Western	May 9, 2022
Gregg Popovich	San Antonio Spurs	Southwest	Western	December 10, 1996
Darko Rajaković	Toronto Raptors	Atlantic	Eastern	April 21, 2023
Will Hardy	Utah Jazz	Northwest	Western	June 29, 2022
Brian Keefe	Washington Wizards	Southeast	Eastern	May 29, 2024