One title, a couple of Finals runs and plenty of lean years in between. Weigh the bench bosses who shaped four decades of Mavericks basketball.
1Rick CarlisleMavericks head coach from 2008 to 2021 who led Dallas to its first NBA championship in 2011 and holds the franchise record of 555 regular-season wins.1000pts
2Dick MottaThe Mavericks' first head coach, hired for the 1980 expansion season, who took Dallas to its first playoff berths in the 1980s.523pts
3Jason KiddMavericks head coach from 2021 to 2026 who went 205-205 and led Dallas to the 2024 NBA Finals.407pts
4Don NelsonHall of Fame coach who ran the Mavericks from 1997 to 2005, going 339-251 and building the Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash playoff teams.0pts
5Avery JohnsonMavericks head coach from 2005 to 2008 who won 2006 NBA Coach of the Year, reached the 2006 NBA Finals and posted a franchise-best .735 winning percentage.0pts
Photo credits
- Jason Kidd — Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Don Nelson — Sean P, CC BY 2.0
- Avery Johnson — Tsung-han Yu, CC BY 2.0
