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Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the
National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) to a longtime
NBA coach's life in basketball and his "standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion" of the game.
[1] The inaugural award winner was
Tom Heinsohn .
[2] The award is named after former NBA head coach
Chuck Daly .
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Winners
Notes
Jack Ramsay ,
Bill Fitch ,
Pat Riley ,
Jerry Sloan ,
Tex Winter and
Hubie Brown were inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.
[17] Ramsey was also inducted into the
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.
[18]
Tom Heinsohn and
Lenny Wilkens were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players and coaches.
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[21] They were also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as players.
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K. C. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
[24] He also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
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Four of these winners were named
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996: Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay.
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Six of these winners were named
Top 15 Coaches in NBA History in 2022: Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay, Jerry Sloan, K. C. Jones and Larry Brown.
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References
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"Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . Slam . June 19, 2012.
Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013 .
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"Heinsohn honored with lifetime achievement award" . NBA.com . June 10, 2009. Archived from
the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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b Smith, Sekou (June 6, 2010).
"Winter, Ramsey Share Daly Award" . NBA.com . Archived from
the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"Wilkens presented Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . June 5, 2011. Archived from
the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"Pat Riley Receives 2012 Chuck Daly Lifetime Acheivement Award" . NBA.com . Miami Heat. June 19, 2012.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"Coaches Honor Fitch with Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . June 11, 2013. Archived from
the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ clebjirousek (June 5, 2014).
"National Basketball Coaches Association Presents 2014 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award to NBA Coaching Veteran Bernie Bickerstaff" . NBA.com . Cleveland Cavaliers.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ childukich (June 10, 2015).
"Former Bulls coach Dick Motta receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . Chicago Bulls.
Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"K.C. Jones and Jerry Sloan receive Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . June 8, 2016.
Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"Al Attles, Hubie Brown recipients of 2017 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . June 4, 2017.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"Doug Moe Receives 2018 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . Denver Nuggets. June 3, 2018.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ Aschburner, Steve (June 2, 2019).
"For Frank Layden, the 2019 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award means ultimate validation" . NBA.com .
Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ Aschburner, Steve (October 2, 2020).
"Del Harris earns well-deserved Lifetime Achievement award" . NBA.com .
Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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"National Basketball Coaches Association Presents the 2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award to NBA Coaching Icon Larry Brown" . NBA.com . Detroit Pistons. July 8, 2021.
Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
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"Mike Fratello receives 2022 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com . June 5, 2022.
Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ Eggers, Kerry (June 4, 2023).
"Visionary player's coach Rick Adelman wins 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award" . NBA.com .
Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023 .
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"John T. "Jack" Ramsay" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
"Bill Fitch" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
"Pat Riley" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
"Jerry Sloan" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
"Fred "Tex" Winter" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
"Hubert "Hubie" Brown" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"John "Jack" Ramsey" . National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"Tommy Heinsohn" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"Thomas W. Heinsohn" . National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"Leonard "Lenny" Wilkens" . National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"K.C. Jones" . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"K.C. Jones" . National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame .
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022 .
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"NBA.com: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History" . NBA.com . Archived from
the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2014 .
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"NBA 75: Top 15 coaches in league history revealed" . NBA.com . February 8, 2022.
Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022 .
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