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 April 10, 2023, 12 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, Willie Green with the New Orleans Pelicans, Jamahl Mosley with the Orlando Magic, Chauncey Billups with the Portland Trail Blazers, Wes Unseld Jr. with the Washington Wizards, and Joe Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics.

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
Jacque Vaughn	Brooklyn Nets	Atlantic	Eastern	November 1, 2022
Steve Clifford	Charlotte Hornets	Southeast	Eastern	June 24, 2022
Billy Donovan	Chicago Bulls	Central	Eastern	September 22, 2020
J. B. Bickerstaff	Cleveland Cavaliers	Central	Eastern	February 19, 2020
Jason Kidd	Dallas Mavericks	Southwest	Western	June 28, 2021
Michael Malone	Denver Nuggets	Northwest	Western	June 15, 2015
Vacant	Detroit Pistons	Central	Eastern	April 9, 2023
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
Darvin Ham	Los Angeles Lakers	Pacific	Western	June 3, 2022
Taylor Jenkins	Memphis Grizzlies	Southwest	Western	June 11, 2019
Erik Spoelstra	Miami Heat	Southeast	Eastern	April 28, 2008
Vacant	Milwaukee Bucks	Central	Eastern	May 4, 2022
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
Vacant	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlantic	Eastern	May 16, 2023
Vacant	Phoenix Suns	Pacific	Western	May 13, 2023
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
Vacant	Toronto Raptors	Atlantic	Eastern	April 21, 2023
Will Hardy	Utah Jazz	Northwest	Western	June 29, 2022
Wes Unseld Jr.	Washington Wizards	Southeast	Eastern	July 17, 2021