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He later went on to have an excellent career as a coach where he received numerous accolades and notes as one of the top coaches in nba history. Bill russell bailey howell satch sanders sam jones and larry seigfried. Apr 23 2020 have been a celtics fan since i was 8.

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Don nelson better known as nellie played for the boston celtics from 1965 1976 and would be a model player through the years where he was highly regarded as one of the best sixth men to play the game.

Celtics don nelson. The celtics lead 103 102 with 1 33 left when keith erickson knocks the ball from john havlicek straight to don nelson at the foul line. Don nelson biography. Don nelson has a unique perspective on the warriors recent run. He was named the head coach of the golden state warriors on august 30 2006 his second stint with the franchise.

The basketball hall of famer was the sixth man for the 1965 66 boston celtics whose appearance in the nba finals that season was their 10th in a row. Donald arvid nelson born may 15 1940 in muskegon michigan is a former nba player and currently is a national basketball association head coach. His 15 footer just beats the shot clock kicks. For over 30 years nelson was the nba s resident mad scientist of a coach.

In the first playoff round against the buffalo braves today s los angeles clippers nelson scored over 20. Off the bench was some guy named havlicek don nelson and k c. Don nelson byname of donald arvid nelson also called nellie born may 15 1940 muskegon michigan u s american professional basketball player and coach who amassed a record 1 335 national basketball association nba coaching victories and was named the nba coach of the year three times 1983 1985 and 1992. In 1973 1974 after rebuilding the celtics finished 56 26 under coach tommy heinsohn as nelson averaged 11 5 points and 4 2 rebounds in 21 3 minutes at age 33 nelson and havlicek were now joined by jo jo white dave cowens paul westphal paul silas and don chaney on the roster.

He has also coached the milwaukee bucks the new york knicks and the dallas mavericks. The celtics unlikely multiple time champion new 8 comments how a chunky non leaping two time castoff won 5 rings and played 14 effective seasons in the nba. See more ideas about bill russell don nelson and boston celtics. Don nelson career stats game logs biographical info awards and achievements for the nba and ncaa.

Don nelson s overall nba coaching record is.