Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award
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Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Association to 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 Tommy Heinsohn. The award is named after former NBA Head coach Chuck Daly.[1][2]
Winners
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Season | Executive | Nationality | Teams coached |
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2008–09 | Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn | ![]() |
Boston Celtics (1969–78) |
2009–10 | Ramsay, JackJack Ramsay | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (1968–72) Buffalo Braves (1972–76) Portland Trail Blazers (1976–86) Indiana Pacers (1986–88) |
Winter, TexTex Winter | ![]() |
Houston Rockets (1971–73) Chicago Bulls (1985–99) (assistant coach) Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2008) (assistant coach) | |
2010–11 | Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics (1969–72; 1977–86) Portland Trail Blazers (1974–76) Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–93) Atlanta Hawks (1993–2000) Toronto Raptors (2000–03) New York Knicks (2004–05) |
2011–12 | Riley, PatPat Riley | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers (1981–90) New York Knicks (1991–95) Miami Heat (1995–2003; 2005–08) |
2012–13 | Fitch, BillBill Fitch | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–79) Boston Celtics (1980–83) Houston Rockets (1983–88) New Jersey Nets (1989–92) Los Angeles Clippers (1994–98) |
2013–14 | Bickerstaff, BernieBernie Bickerstaff | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics (1985–89; 1989–90) Denver Nuggets (1995–96) Washington Bullets/Wizards (1997–99) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–07) Los Angeles Lakers (2012) |
2014–15 | Motta, DickDick Motta | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (1968–76) Washington Bullets (1976–80) Dallas Mavericks (1980–87; 1994–96) Sacramento Kings (1990–91) Denver Nuggets (1996–97) |
2015–16 | Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones | ![]() |
Capital/Washington Bullets (1973–76) Boston Celtics (1983–88) Seattle SuperSonics (1990–92) |
Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (1979–82) Utah Jazz (1988–2011) |
Notes
- Tom Heinsohn, Jack Ramsay, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan and Tex Winter were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Lenny Wilkens was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and a player. He was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Four of these winners were named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996:Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award". Interlink Magazines, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Chuck Daly 1930-2009". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ NBA.com: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
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