NBA历史上赢球第二多的教练唐·纳尔逊于本周日去世，享年86岁[1]。纳尔逊在执教生涯中积累了1,335场胜利[1]，三次获得NBA年度最佳教练奖[1]，并于2012年入选篮球名人堂[1]。作为波士顿凯尔特人队的球员，他赢得了5个NBA总冠军[1]。
纳尔逊曾执教密尔沃基雄鹿队、达拉斯小牛队和金州勇士队等多支球队，在这三支球队各赢得250场以上的胜利[1]。他在雄鹿队执教了11个赛季（1976-1987年），获得540场常规赛胜利，创造了球队历史记录，并在此期间赢得了年度最佳教练奖中的两次[2]。在执教勇士队期间，他打造的2007年"我们相信"球队创造了NBA历史，以第8种子身份击败了战绩为67-41的第1种子达拉斯小牛队[2]。
纳尔逊的去世引发了NBA及篮球界的广泛悼念。NBA总裁亚当·西尔弗表示："他在NBA篮球中掀起了一场革命，以其无所畏惧、聪慧和坚定的信念"[2]。库里曾说："我被勇士队选中的一大原因就是因为唐·纳尔逊"[2]，而诺维茨基则表示："你不仅仅选了我，你相信我"[2]。纳尔逊在2025年获得查克·达利终身成就奖[1]。
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, died Sunday at age 86.[1] During his playing career with the Boston Celtics, Nelson won five NBA championships.[1] As a coach, he accumulated 1,335 career victories, earning three NBA Coach of the Year awards and leading teams to the playoffs 18 times across 31 seasons.[1] He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.[1]
Nelson's coaching tenure spanned nearly five decades, during which he directed multiple franchises to sustained success.[2] With the Milwaukee Bucks, where he coached for 11 seasons between 1976 and 1987, he won two of his three Coach of the Year honors and compiled 540 regular season victories that set a franchise record.[2] He also coached the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, accumulating over 250 wins with each organization.[1] His tenure with the Warriors produced the memorable 2007 "We Believe" team that upset the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks as an eighth seed.[2]
Nelson's influence on basketball extended beyond his winning record. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated that "he sparked a revolution in NBA basketball with his fearless, intelligent and determined approach to the game."[2] His impact on player development was particularly noted by those he coached; Stephen Curry credited Nelson with being instrumental in his selection by the Warriors, while Dirk Nowitzki acknowledged that Nelson "not only drafted me, but believed in me."[2] In 2025, Nelson was posthumously awarded the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]