RIP Don Nelson. 1940-2026

[Adrian]

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Don Nelson, the second winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion as a player and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died, it was announced Sunday. He was 86.

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[Hoop Head]

Glad he made it to 86. Dude was an innovator with Run TMC and then later with the Mavericks that had Nash, Dirk, and Finley.

 

[Adrian]

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Nellie… You didn't just draft me. You believed in me. You saw things in my game before I ever realized I could do them. I've said it a million times and I will always say it: I don't think my career could have turned out how it did without you being my first coach and giving me the freedom to play my game. I can only say THANK YOU. For everything.