Don Nelson
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Yes, as head coach of the Seattle Supersonics when they defeated the Washington Bullets, 4 games to 1, in the 1979 NBA finals.
In the 1981/82 NBA season Paul Westhead coached the Lakers for the first 11 games of the season, until Pat Riley switched him as the head coach for the remainder of the season. Riley continued coaching the Lakers until the end of the 1989/90 NBA season.
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.
Kevin Garnett
NBA Coach of the Year Award was created in 1963.
Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant
Ian Mark Kansas City Royals backup Shooting guard and coach last 12 games of 1975 season. wikipedia.com
Bill Russell won NBA rings in 1968 and 1969 when he was the player-coach for the Boston Celtics.
16 season NBA veteran Avery Johnson did not play in an NBA All-Star game. He did coach the Western Conference in the 2006 game while coach of the Dallas Mavericks.
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