At one time, there were player-coaches in the NBA such as Lenny Wilken's and Bill Russell. Now, it is prohibited by the collective bargaining agreement.
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NBA coaches get paid more. College coaches only get paid for about 40 games while the NBA coaches have to coach 82 or more games.
I heard around 100-150k for college coaches and 575k for NBA coaches.
Michael Jordan currently holds the most NBA championship rings as a player. As for coaches, the answer is Phil Jackson.
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yes, most players have agents, or their own trainers
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Coaches like Jim O'Brien - Pacers Gregg Popovich - Spurs Stan Van Gundy - Magic never played in the NBA and just studied basketball for the life of coaching.
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Bernie Bickerstaff & Alvin Gentry are 2 that come to mind