Don Nelson

Donald Arvid "Don" Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former NBA player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors.

An innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things, pioneering the concept of the point forward, a tactic which is frequently employed by teams at every level today. His unique brand of basketball is often referred to as Nellie Ball. He was named one of the Top 10 coaches in NBA history. On April 7, 2010, he passed Lenny Wilkens for first place on the all-time NBA wins list with 1,333 wins.^[1] His all-time record is 1,335–1,063 (.557).

Playing career

Nelson with the Boston Celtics

After a very successful high school career at Rock Island High School, Nelson played for the University of Iowa as a two-time All-American averaging 21.1 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. He was drafted 19th overall by the Chicago Zephyrs of the NBA. He played for the Zephyrs one season, and was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963. After two years with the Lakers, he was signed by the Boston Celtics.

In his first season with Boston, Nelson averaged 10.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, helping the Celtics to the 1966 NBA title as one of their role players. Four more championships with Boston followed in 1968, 1969, 1974, and 1976. In Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals, against his former team, the Lakers, Nelson converted one of the most famous shots in playoff history — a foul-line jumper which dropped through the basket after hitting the back rim and bouncing several feet straight up. The shot, taken with just over a minute to go in the game and the Celtics clinging to a 103–102 lead, helped secure Boston's 11th NBA title in 13 seasons.

A model of consistency, Nelson would average more than 10 points per game every season between 1968–69 and 1974–75 (before the introduction of the three-point shot). He led the NBA in field-goal percentage in 1974–75. Nelson was coined as one of the best "sixth men" ever to play in the NBA. He was also known for his distinctive one-handed style for shooting free throws. He would place the ball in his shooting hand, lean in almost off-balance and toe the free-throw line with his right foot and his left leg trailing. He would then push the ball toward the basket completely with his right hand while springing with his right knee and lifting the trailing foot in a sort of "hop". This technique helped him to a career 76.5% free-throw shooting percentage.

Nelson retired as a player following the 1975–76 season. His number 19 jersey was retired to the Boston Garden rafters in 1978.

Coaching history

Nelson took over the reins as general manager and head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976 and began to show what would later become his signature style of wheeling and dealing players. He made his first trade of Swen Nater to the Buffalo Braves and turned the draft pick he received into Marques Johnson, who had a solid career with the Bucks. In 1980, he sent off an underachieving Kent Benson to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Lanier. Perhaps his most publicized deal came before the 1984–85 season when he dealt Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, and cash to the San Diego Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges, and Ricky Pierce. And, in 1986, he would deal Alton Lister to the Seattle SuperSonics for Jack Sikma. In the midst of his constant re-toolings, he earned NBA Coach of the Year honors in 1983 and 1985. His Bucks teams in the 1980s were consistently among the NBA's best, but each year they would end up being eliminated in the playoffs by either a Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics team or the Julius Erving-led Philadelphia 76ers.

It was also in Milwaukee where Nelson became known for his unorthodox, innovative basketball philosophy. He pioneered the concept of the point forward – a tactic wherein small forwards are used to direct the offense. In Nelson's tenure with the Bucks, he used 6–5 small forward Paul Pressey for the role.^[2] This enabled Nelson to field shooting guards Sidney Moncrief and Craig Hodges or Ricky Pierce at the same time without worrying about who would run the offense. In his offensive half-court sets, he would also put a center who wasn't a threat on offense, like Lister or Randy Breuer, at mid-court instead of near the basket to keep a shot-blocking center like the Utah Jazz's Mark Eaton away from the basket to make him less of a threat on defense. This system created a lot of mismatches and enabled Nelson to lead the Bucks to Central Division championships and playoff berths for most of the 1980s. He would leave Milwaukee after ten seasons, seven with over 50 wins.

After a year's hiatus, Nelson then became coach and vice president of the Golden State Warriors, and was named NBA Coach of the Year a third time. In Golden State, he instilled a run-and-gun style of offense. Again using an unconventional lineup which featured three guards (Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway and Sarunas Marciulionis) and two forwards (Chris Mullin and the 6–8 Rod Higgins at center), Nelson led the Warriors to many winning seasons and playoff berths despite an undersized lineup. He continued to retool his lineup and drafted talent such as Chris Webber and Latrell Sprewell. It was during this time that he reached the peak of his fame, due to his style of offense enabling Hardaway, Richmond, and Mullin (also known as Run TMC) to emerge as premier players. After four winning seasons, he left Golden State following a prolonged public dispute with Webber and a 14–31 start.

He was invited to coach the Dream Team II at the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Toronto. He accepted and led them to the Gold Medal.

In 1995, Nelson would begin his stint with the Knicks, which lasted from July 1995 until March 1996. Despite coaching the Knicks to a respectable 34–25 record, Nelson had many personal problems with the players: e.g., he tried to convince management to trade Patrick Ewing in order to be in a position to make an offer to rising free agent Shaquille O'Neal.^[3] He also favored a more up-tempo style of offense, sharply contrasting the hard-nosed defensive style of play that the Knicks had employed under Pat Riley.^[3]

Nelson was named head coach and general manager of the Dallas Mavericks in 1997, and led them to four consecutive 50-win seasons. The trio of Steve Nash, Michael Finley, and Dirk Nowitzki became the foundation for their dramatic turnaround. In Dallas, Nelson created an offensive powerhouse in which every player could score at any time. However, lacking interior defense – as the front court with Raef LaFrentz, Shawn Bradley and Nowitzki was weak in the paint – they never reached the NBA Finals.

One notable result of Nelson's tenure at the helm of the Mavericks was the introduction of the "Hack-a-Shaq" defense to the NBA.

On March 19, 2005, Nelson stepped down as Dallas' Head Coach, naming Avery Johnson as his successor. Nelson retained his job as Dallas' GM until after the season, when he named his son, Assistant GM Donnie Nelson, as his replacement. The Mavericks reached the NBA Finals in 2006.

Nelson as Golden State Warriors' head coach on March 15, 2009 to play the Phoenix Suns.

On August 29, 2006, the Warriors bought out Mike Montgomery's contract and hired Nelson to take over the team again. By this time, Mullin, a longtime favorite of Nelson's, was the team's general manager. Nelson's Warriors won their final five regular season games and qualified for the 2006–07 playoffs.

Nelson faced his old team, the Mavericks, in the first round of the playoffs. The Mavs had the NBA's best record, and were a trendy pick to win their first NBA title. However, in one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history, Nelson coached the 8th-seeded Warriors to victory over the top-seeded Mavericks in six games. The Warriors went on to lose to the Utah Jazz.

A season later, Nelson led the Warriors to their most wins since 1993–94. However, in a Western Conference where all eight playoff teams won 50 games, they missed the playoffs by two games. The next two seasons saw the Warriors plunge back into mediocrity.

On September 23, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, citing numerous sources close to the Warriors, reported that Nelson had decided to resign as head coach.^[4] This was later confirmed by the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that new owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber wanted "a young, up-and-coming coach" to help revive the Warriors' fortunes. Longtime assistant Keith Smart succeeded Nelson as coach.^[5] Nelson in February 2011 said on Bay Area radio station KNBR that he was fired. "I talked to (Lacob) on the phone before I got fired, and I was really impressed. I was a little surprised with the way things happened, but I think it is for the best for everybody."^[6]

On September 7, 2012, Nelson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.^[7]

Records

On December 29, 2001, Don Nelson became the third coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games, behind Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley. Nelson won his 1,300th career game on February 21, 2009, joining Wilkens as the only coach to pass this milestone. Don Nelson defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 7, 2010, achieving his 1,333rd career win. He passed Lenny Wilkens for first all-time on the list of the NBA's winningest coaches.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Milwaukee	1976–77	64	27	37	.422	6th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee	1977–78	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Midwest	9	5	4	.556	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Milwaukee	1978–79	82	38	44	.463	4th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Milwaukee	1979–80	82	49	33	.598	1st in Midwest	7	3	4	.429	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Milwaukee	1980–81	82	60	22	.732	1st in Central	7	3	4	.429	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Milwaukee	1981–82	82	55	27	.671	1st in Central	6	2	4	.333	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Milwaukee	1982–83	82	51	31	.622	1st in Central	9	5	4	.556	Lost in Conf. Finals
Milwaukee	1983–84	82	50	32	.610	1st in Central	16	8	8	.500	Lost in Conf. Finals
Milwaukee	1984–85	82	59	23	.720	1st in Central	8	3	5	.375	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Milwaukee	1985–86	82	57	25	.695	1st in Central	14	7	7	.500	Lost in Conf. Finals
Milwaukee	1986–87	82	50	32	.610	3rd in Central	12	6	6	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Golden State	1988–89	82	43	39	.524	4th in Pacific	8	4	4	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Golden State	1989–90	82	37	45	.451	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Golden State	1990–91	82	44	38	.537	4th in Pacific	9	4	5	.444	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Golden State	1991–92	82	55	27	.671	2nd in Pacific	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
Golden State	1992–93	82	34	48	.415	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Golden State	1993–94	82	50	32	.610	3rd in Pacific	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
Golden State	1994–95	45	14	31	.311	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
New York	1995–96	59	34	25	.576	(resigned)	—	—	—	—	—
Dallas	1997–98	66	16	50	.242	5th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Dallas	1998–99	50	19	31	.380	5th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Dallas	1999–00	82	40	42	.488	4th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Dallas	2000–01	82	53	29	.646	2nd in Midwest	10	4	6	.400	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Dallas	2001–02	82	57	25	.695	2nd in Midwest	8	4	4	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Dallas	2002–03	82	60	22	.732	1st in Midwest	20	10	10	.500	Lost in Conf. Finals
Dallas	2003–04	82	52	30	.634	3rd in Midwest	5	1	4	.200	Lost in First Round
Dallas	2004–05	64	42	22	.656	(resigned)	—	—	—	—	—
Golden State	2006–07	82	42	40	.512	3rd in Pacific	11	5	6	.455	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Golden State	2007–08	82	48	34	.585	3rd in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Golden State	2008–09	82	29	53	.354	3rd in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Golden State	2009–10	82	26	56	.317	4th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		2,398	1,335	1,063	.557		166	75	91	.452

Personal life

Nelson married Joy Wolfgram at the Oakland Coliseum in 1991. Nelson has five grown children, one of whom, Donnie Nelson, is the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. Nelson also has thirteen grandchildren.

Nelson graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in physical education in 2012. He had left the school in 1962 with most of his coursework completed, and later took Spanish classes to make up for some of his missing credit hours. He still lacked student-teaching hours until 2012, when the school decided that his NBA coaching experience would fulfill that requirement.^[8]^[9]

On June 4, 2015, Nelson announced that he will build the first house in Hawai'i made of hemp.^[10]

References

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↑ "Nelson sets NBA career victories mark in Warriors' defeat of Wolves'". Associated Press. April 7, 2010.
↑ Aschburner, Steve (December 21, 2010). "LeBron a point forward? Well, he wouldn't be the first". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.
1 2 Hindsight, The Knicks And Nelson's Foresight NYT 2 March 2007
↑ Steinmetz, Matt. Don Nelson to resign as Warriors coach. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 2010-09-23.
↑ Simmons, Rusty. No more Nellieball for the Warriors. San Francisco Chronicle, 2010-09-24.
↑ Simmons, Rusty (February 4, 2011). "Nelson cites Warriors' effort, calls roster flawed". San Francisco Chronicle. p. B-1. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. It was done really professionally", Nelson said. "I talked to (Lacob) on the phone before I got fired, and I was really impressed. I was a little surprised with the way things happened, but I think it is for the best for everybody.
↑ Basketball Hall of Fame: Don Nelson inducted
↑ Hall of Fame? Don Nelson prefers graduating
↑ Ex-Mavs coach Don Nelson set to graduate 50 years after leaving Iowa
↑ Building with Hemp

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Don Nelson—championships, awards, and honors

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dušan Ivković	FIBA World Championship Winning Coach 1994	Succeeded by Željko Obradović

Boston Celtics 1965–66 NBA Champions

5 John Thompson 6 Bill Russell 11 Mel Counts 12 Willie Naulls 14 Ron Watts 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Woody Sauldsberry 19 Don Nelson 20 Larry Siegfried 21 Ron Bonham 24 Sam Jones 25 K. C. Jones Head coach Red Auerbach

Regular season Playoffs

Boston Celtics 1967–68 NBA Champions

6 Bill Russell 11 Mal Graham 12 Tom Thacker 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Bailey Howell 19 Don Nelson 20 Larry Siegfried 24 Sam Jones 26 Rick Weitzman 27 Johnny Jones 28 Wayne Embry Head coach Bill Russell

Regular season Playoffs

Boston Celtics 1968–69 NBA Champions

6 Bill Russell 7 Em Bryant 11 Mal Graham 12 Don Chaney 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Bailey Howell 19 Don Nelson 20 Larry Siegfried 24 Sam Jones 26 Rich Johnson 28 Jim Barnes Head coach Bill Russell

Regular season Playoffs

Boston Celtics 1973–74 NBA Champions

7 Art Williams 10 Jo Jo White 11 Steve Kuberski 12 Don Chaney 17 John Havlicek (Finals MVP) 18 Dave Cowens 19 Don Nelson 20 Phil Hankinson 29 Hank Finkel 32 Steve Downing 35 Paul Silas 44 Paul Westphal Head coach Tom Heinsohn Assistant coach John Killilea

Regular season Playoffs

Boston Celtics 1975–76 NBA Champions

10 Jo Jo White (Finals MVP) 11 Charlie Scott 17 John Havlicek 18 Dave Cowens 19 Don Nelson 27 Kevin Stacom 30 Glenn McDonald 31 Tom Boswell 33 Steve Kuberski 34 Jim Ard 35 Paul Silas 42 Jerome Anderson Head coach Tom Heinsohn Assistant coach John Killilea

Regular season Playoffs

United States squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal

4 Dumars 5 Price 6 Coleman 7 Kemp 8 Smith 9 Majerle 10 Miller 11 K. Johnson 12 Wilkins 13 O'Neal (MVP) 14 Mourning 15 L. Johnson Coach: Nelson

National Basketball Association's Top Ten Coaches in NBA History

Red Auerbach Chuck Daly Bill Fitch Red Holzman Phil Jackson John Kundla Don Nelson Jack Ramsay Pat Riley Lenny Wilkens

NBA Coach of the Year Award

1963: Gallatin
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1967: J. Kerr
1968: Guerin
1969: Shue
1970: Holzman
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1972: Sharman
1973: Heinsohn
1974: R. Scott
1975: P. Johnson
1976: Fitch
1977: Nissalke
1978: H. Brown
1979: Fitzsimmons
1980: Fitch
1981: McKinney
1982: Shue
1983: Nelson
1984: Layden
1985: Nelson
1986: Fratello
1987: Schuler
1988: Moe
1989: Fitzsimmons
1990: Riley
1991: Chaney
1992: Nelson
1993: Riley
1994: Wilkens
1995: Harris
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1999: Dunleavy
2000: Rivers
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2003: Popovich
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Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

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Milwaukee Bucks

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General managers	Erickson Embry Nelson D. Harris Dunleavy Weinhauer Grunfeld L. Harris Hammond

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Retired numbers	1 2 4 10 14 16 32 33

Hall of Famers	Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson

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Founded in 1946 Played in Philadelphia (1946–1962) and San Francisco (1962–1971) Based in Oakland, California

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Retired numbers	13 14 16 17 24 42

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NBA Championships (2)	1970 1973

Eastern Conference Championships (8)	1951 1952 1953 1970 1972 1973 1994 1999

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Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas

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General managers	Sonju Grant Zaccanelli Nelson Sr. Nelson Jr.

D-League affiliates	Fort Worth Flyers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Texas Legends

Retired numbers	15 22

NBA Championships (1)	2011

Conference Championships (2)	2006 2011

Division Championships (3)	1987 2007 2010

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Media	TV KTXA Fox Sports Southwest Radio KESN-FM KFLC-AM Announcers Mark Followill Derek Harper Chuck Cooperstein Brad Davis Victor Villalba

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Players	Mel Daniels Katrina McClain Reggie Miller Ralph Sampson Chet Walker Jamaal Wilkes

Coaches	Lidia Alexeeva Don Nelson

Contributors	Donald Barksdale Phil Knight

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Teams	All American Red Heads

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