# Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

National Basketball Association awards and honors :
Team awards :
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
Bob Cousy Trophy
Maurice Podoloff Trophy
Wayne Embry Trophy
Willis Reed Trophy
Chuck Cooper Trophy
Walter A. Brown Trophy (defunct)
Oscar Robertson Trophy
Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton Trophy
Earl Lloyd Trophy
Sam Jones Trophy
NBA Cup :
Individual awards :
All-Star Game MVP
Clutch Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Comeback Player of the Year (defunct)
Community Assist Award
Defensive Player of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Finals MVP
Hustle Award
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
IBM Award (defunct)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion
Most Improved Player
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Executive of the Year
Conference finals MVP
Sportsmanship Award
Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award :
Honors :
All-NBA Team
All-Rookie Team
All-Defensive Team :
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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. The inaugural award winner was Tom Heinsohn. The award is named after former NBA head coach Chuck Daly.

## Winners

| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Season | Coach | Nationality | Teams coached |
| 2008–09 | Tom Heinsohn | United States | Boston Celtics (1969–1978) |
| 2009–10 | Jack Ramsay | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1972) Buffalo Braves (1972–1976) Portland Trail Blazers (1976–1986) Indiana Pacers (1986–1988) |
| 2009–10 | Tex Winter | United States | Houston Rockets (1971–1973) Chicago Bulls (1985–1999) (assistant coach) Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2008) (assistant coach) |
| 2010–11 | Lenny Wilkens | United States | Seattle SuperSonics (1969–1972; 1977–1986) Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1976) Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1993) Atlanta Hawks (1993–2000) Toronto Raptors (2000–2003) New York Knicks (2004–2005) |
| 2011–12 | Pat Riley | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1990) New York Knicks (1991–1995) Miami Heat (1995–2003; 2005–2008) |
| 2012–13 | Bill Fitch | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–1979) Boston Celtics (1980–1983) Houston Rockets (1983–1988) New Jersey Nets (1989–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1998) |
| 2013–14 | Bernie Bickerstaff | United States | Seattle SuperSonics (1985–1989; 1989–1990) Denver Nuggets (1995–1996) Washington Bullets/Wizards (1997–1999) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2007) Los Angeles Lakers (2012) |
| 2014–15 | Dick Motta | United States | Chicago Bulls (1968–1976) Washington Bullets (1976–1980) Dallas Mavericks (1980–1987; 1994–1996) Sacramento Kings (1990–1991) Denver Nuggets (1996–1997) |
| 2015–16 | K.C. Jones | United States | Capital/Washington Bullets (1973–1976) Boston Celtics (1983–1988) Seattle SuperSonics (1990–1992) |
| 2015–16 | Jerry Sloan | United States | Chicago Bulls (1979–1982) Utah Jazz (1988–2011) |
| 2016–17 | Al Attles | United States | Golden State Warriors (1969–1983) |
| 2016–17 | Hubie Brown | United States | Kentucky Colonels (1974–1976) Atlanta Hawks (1976–1981) New York Knicks (1982–1987) Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2005) |
| 2017–18 | Doug Moe | United States | San Antonio Spurs (1976–1980) Denver Nuggets (1980–1991) Philadelphia 76ers (1992–1993) |
| 2018–19 | Frank Layden | United States | Utah Jazz (1981–1989) |
| 2019–20 | Del Harris | United States | Houston Rockets (1979–1983) Milwaukee Bucks (1987–1991) Los Angeles Lakers (1994–1999) |
| 2020–21 | Larry Brown | United States | San Antonio Spurs (1988–1992) Los Angeles Clippers (1992–1993) Indiana Pacers (1993–1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2003) Detroit Pistons (2003–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2006) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2010) |
| 2021–22 | Mike Fratello | United States | Atlanta Hawks (1983–1990) Cleveland Cavaliers (1993–1999) Memphis Grizzlies (2004–2006) |
| 2022–23 | Rick Adelman | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1994) Golden State Warriors (1995–1997) Sacramento Kings (1999–2006) Houston Rockets (2007–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2011–2014) |
| 2023–24 | Rudy Tomjanovich | United States | Houston Rockets (1992–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2005) |