Rivers’ 1,176 career coaching wins now leave him behind Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan and Pat Riley for the most in NBA history. Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images
With the Milwaukee Bucks’ 123-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, head coach Doc Rivers picked up his 1,176th win as an NBA coach and passed George Karl for sixth on the all-time regular-season wins list.
The only five coaches in NBA history with more regular-season victories than Rivers are Gregg Popovich (1,390), Don Nelson (1,335), Lenny Wilkens (1,332), Jerry Sloan (1,221) and Pat Riley (1,210).
To this point in his career, Rivers has compiled a 1,176-835 record and a .585 win percentage. Those wins are split between five different teams — the Orlando Magic (171), Boston Celtics (416), Los Angeles Clippers (356), Philadelphia 76ers (154), Milwaukee Bucks (79) — across his 27 seasons as an NBA head coach. He also won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008.
Rivers is now 79-72 (.523 win percentage) since taking over the Bucks midway through the 2023-24 season.