List of Cleveland Cavaliers head coaches
Coaches

List of Cleveland Cavaliers head coaches

Section Title: Coaches
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#	Name	Term	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Achievements	Reference

Regular season	Playoffs

1	Bill Fitch	1970–1979	738	304	434	.412	18	7	11	.389	1975–76 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

2	Stan Albeck	1979–1980	82	37	45	.451	—	—	—	—

3	Bill Musselman	1980–1981	71	25	46	.352	—	—	—	—

4	Don Delaney*	1981	26	7	19	.269	—	—	—	—

5	Bob Kloppenburg	1981	3	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—

6	Chuck Daly	1981–1982	41	9	32	.220	—	—	—	—	One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

—	Bill Musselman	1982	15	4	11	.267	—	—	—	—

7	Tom Nissalke	1982–1984	164	51	113	.311	—	—	—	—

8	George Karl	1984–1986	149	61	88	.409	4	1	3	.250

9	Gene Littles	1986	15	4	11	.267	—	—	—	—

10	Lenny Wilkens	1986–1993	574	316	258	.551	41	18	23	.439	One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

11	Mike Fratello	1993–1999	460	248	212	.539	14	2	12	.143

12	Randy Wittman	1999–2001	164	62	102	.378	—	—	—	—

13	John Lucas	2001–2003	124	37	87	.298	—	—	—	—

14	Keith Smart	2003	40	9	31	.225	—	—	—	—

15	Paul Silas	2003–2005	146	69	77	.473	—	—	—	—

16	Brendan Malone	2005	18	8	10	.444	—	—	—	—

17	Mike Brown	2005–2010	410	272	138	.663	71	42	29	.592	Eastern Conference Championship (2007) 2008–09 NBA Coach of the Year

18	Byron Scott	2010–2013	230	64	166	.278	—	—	—	—

—	Mike Brown	2013–2014	82	33	49	.402	—	—	—	—

19	David Blatt	2014–2016	113	83	40	.675	20	14	6	.700	Eastern Conference Championship (2015)

20	Tyronn Lue	2016–2018	211	128	83	.607	56	40	16	.714	NBA championship (2016)

21	Larry Drew	2018–2019	76	19	57	.250	—	—	—	–

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In 2005, Brown replaced Brendan Malone for his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

final_sentence: In 2005, Brown replaced Brendan Malone for his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers.