Best NBA head coaches of all time

Gottlieb led the Philadelphia Warriors from 1946-55 and won a championship in his first season. He had a .453 winning percentage for his career.

Fitch led the Cavaliers, Celtics, Rockets, Nets and Clippers from 1970-98. He won an NBA championship with Boston in 1981 and had a .460 winning percentage for his career.

Motta brought an NBA championship to the Washington Bullets in 1978. He also coached the Bulls, Mavericks, Kings and Nuggets from 1968-97. He finished his career with a .479 winning percentage.

Dr. Jack won the 1977 NBA title while leading the Trail Blazers. His distinguished NBA head coaching career included Philadelphia, Buffalo, Portland and Indiana, with a .525 career winning percentage.

Wilkens was a head coach in the NBA from 1969-70 to 2004-05, leading the SuperSonics, Trail Blazers, Cavs, Hawks, Raptors and Knicks. He won the 1979 NBA title with Seattle and has a .536 career winning percentage. He also retired with the most wins as coach in NBA history and currently trails only Don Nelson, who eventually broke Wilkens' record.

Brown is known as one of the greatest coaches in history and is the only coach to ever win both an NCAA national championship and NBA championship. His first year as a professional coach was 1972-73 with the ABA's Carolina Cougars, culminating with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010-11. He won an NBA title with the Pistons in 2003-04 and has a .568 career winning percentage.

Carlisle has been an NBA head coach for 15 seasons between Detroit, Indiana and Dallas. He won the 2011 NBA championship with the Mavericks and has a .572 career winning percentage.

Rivers has coached 18 seasons in the NBA between Orlando, Boston and the Clippers. He won the 2008 NBA championship in Boston and got back to the Finals in 2010. He has a strong .579 winning percentage for his career.

Sharman won an ABA championship with the Utah Stars in 1971 and followed one year later with an NBA title as head coach of the Lakers. His eight-year head coaching career between the two leagues saw him post a .569 winning percentage.

Costello spent 10 years as a head coach, mostly with the Bucks. He went to the NBA Finals twice and won the 1971 NBA title, finishing his career with a .589 winning percentage.

Harrison led the Rochester Royals for seven seasons, winning one NBA title and finishing his career with a .620 winning percentage.

Cunningham had a great eight-year run in Philadelphia, with three Finals berths and one championship in eight seasons. He had a career .698 winning percentage during the regular season.

Despite a career as a journeyman head coach, Hannum won two NBA championships. He won in 1958 while leading the St. Louis Hawks and again in 1967 in his first year with the 76ers. Hannum also coached the Syracuse Nationals, San Francisco Warriors, San Diego Rockets and two ABA franchises.

Holzman won two NBA titles as a head coach over 18 seasons. Both of his titles were with the Knicks during his 14-year run in New York. He also coached the Hawks in Milwaukee and St. Louis.

One of the greatest players in NBA history, Russell won two NBA championships as a player-coach. He took over as Seattle's head coach five seasons after his retirement and also coached the Kings for one year. Russell had a .540 career winning percentage as a head coach.

Tomjanovich led the Rockets for 12 seasons, wining two championships early in his tenure. He had a career .559 winning percentage during the regular season, also coaching the Lakers temporarily in 2004-05.

Daly had head coaching stints with the Cavs, Pistons, Nets and Magic over 1981-1999. He won two titles in Detroit with the "Bad Boys" Pistons teams.

Spoelstra manned the ship in Miami with the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The trio appeared in four NBA Finals and won two championships. Over his nine NBA seasons as a head coach, Spoelstra has a .609 winning percentage.

Heinsohn won two NBA titles while coaching only nine seasons for the Celtics from 1969-1978. He finished with a .619 regular-season winning percentage.

Jones won two championships with Boston and coached a total of 10 seasons. He finished with an impressive .674 NBA winning percentage during the regular season. He also coached in the ABA.

Kundla won five championships in 11 seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers from 1948-59. He also had a .583 regular-season winning percentage.

Before architecting the Big Three in Miami, Riley had quite a run as head coach of the Lakers, Knicks and Heat. He won five championships in 24 seasons.

"Pop" has won five championships over his 21 seasons in San Antonio. He also has a .694 winning percentage during the regular season, which is fourth best all time.

Auerbach won a remarkable nine championships with the Celtics in 20 seasons. All nine of those titles came in his last 10 years of coaching from 1956-57 through 1965-66.

Jackson leads all NBA head coaches with 11 championships in his 20 years of coaching between the Bulls and Lakers. He now leads the Knicks as president of basketball operations.