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Don Nelson Dies at 86, NBA Innovator
Don Nelson, a Hall of Fame NBA coach who won 1,335 games and helped popularize small-ball and the “point forward” while coaching the Bucks, Warriors, Knicks and Mavericks, has died at 86. A five-time NBA champion as a player with the Celtics, he left a lasting impact on the game even though he never captured a head-coaching title.
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Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 years before he was surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022). He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.

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