Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has been named the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
The two-time MVP joins an exclusive list of Hall of Fame players who went on to become NBA coaches. There are currently five who have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both an NBA player and an NBA coach — Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn, John Wooden, and Lenny Wilkins
From Bill Russell to Jerry West to Magic Johnson, here’s the complete list of legendary NBA players that picked up the clipboard.
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| NAME | WINS | LOSSES | TITLES | COACHING DEBUT | INDUCTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Wilkens | 1332 | 1155 | 1 | 1969-70 | 1989, 1998 |
| K.C. Jones | 522 | 252 | 2 | 1973-74 | 1989 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 427 | 263 | 2 | 1969-70 | 1986, 2015 |
| Bill Russell | 341 | 290 | 2 | 1966-67 | 1975 |
| Bill Sharman | 333 | 240 | 1 | 1966-67 | 1976 |
| Paul Westphal | 318 | 279 | 0 | 1992-93 | 2019 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 305 | 315 | 0 | 2001-02 | 2018 |
| Kevin McHale | 232 | 185 | 0 | 2004-05 | 1999 |
| Wes Unseld | 202 | 345 | 0 | 1987-88 | 1988 |
| Dick McGuire | 197 | 261 | 0 | 1959-60 | 1993 |
| Isiah Thomas | 187 | 223 | 0 | 2000-01 | 2000 |
| Jason Kidd | 183 | 190 | 0 | 2013-14 | 2018 |
| Dan Issel | 180 | 208 | 0 | 1992-93 | 1993 |
| Dave Cowens | 161 | 191 | 0 | 1978-79 | 1991 |
| Dolph Schayes | 151 | 172 | 0 | 1963-64 | 1973 |
| Larry Bird | 147 | 67 | 0 | 1997-98 | 1998 |
| Jerry West | 145 | 101 | 0 | 1976-77 | 1980 |
| Bob Cousy | 141 | 207 | 0 | 1969-70 | 1971 |
| Elgin Baylor | 86 | 135 | 0 | 1974-75 | 1977 |
| Willis Reed | 82 | 124 | 0 | 1977-78 | 1982 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 79 | 143 | 0 | 1964-65 | 1983 |
| Bob Lanier | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1994-95 | 1992 |
| Dennis Johnson | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2002-03 | 2010 |
| Magic Johnson | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1993-94 | 2002 |
| Bob Pettit | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1961-62 | 1971 |