Who is the best Los Angeles Lakers coach of all time?

From Showtime-era swagger to bubble-era grit, these sidelines have seen wildly different styles of winning. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Phil Jackson

   Led the Lakers to five NBA championships and holds the franchise records for wins and playoff victories.
   1000pts
2. 2
   John Kundla

   Guided the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships in the 1950s alongside George Mikan.
   877pts
3. 3
   Darvin Ham

   Led the Lakers to the 2023 Western Conference Finals in his first season as head coach.
   877pts
4. 4
   Pat Riley

   Coached the Showtime-era Lakers to four championships in the 1980s with his defense-first, star-driven system.
   771pts
5. 5
   Del Harris

   Head coach through the mid-1990s who helped rebuild the Lakers into a playoff contender before the Shaq-Kobe era.
   600pts
6. 6
   Byron Scott

   Former Lakers championship guard who returned to coach the team from 2014 to 2016.
   600pts
7. 7
   JJ Redick

   Former NBA sharpshooter who became Lakers head coach in 2024, leading the team in the LeBron-to-Doncic transition era.
   491pts
8. 8
   Bill Sharman

   Led the Lakers to a record 33-game winning streak and the franchise's first Los Angeles championship in 1972.
   491pts
9. 9
   Paul Westhead

   Won the 1980 NBA championship as a rookie head coach with a young Magic Johnson.
   491pts
10. 10
    Fred Schaus

    Coached the Jerry West and Elgin Baylor-era Lakers to multiple NBA Finals appearances in the 1960s.
    360pts
11. 11
    Mike D'Antoni

    Brought his up-tempo, high-scoring offensive system to the Lakers from 2012 to 2014.
    360pts
12. 12
    Frank Vogel

    Coached the Lakers to the 2020 NBA championship in the Orlando bubble alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
    200pts
13. 13
    Mike Brown

    Coached the Lakers from 2011 to 2012 during the tail end of the Kobe Bryant era.
    200pts