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#3 Don Nelson - Boston Celtics
Don Nelson is the winningest coach in NBA history and has won the Coach of the Year thrice. Did all of the coaching pedigree come from winning Championships with the Boston Celtics?
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Nelson played 11 of his 13 seasons with the Celtics, from 1965 to 1976 prior to which he played for a couple of seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers. In his time with the Boston franchise, Nelson was part of five championships teams - 1966, 68, 69, 74, 76.
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On a team that was already quite well equipped, he provided valuable scoring to the Celtics' team, averaging double-digit (11.4 points at 48.4% shooting) scoring in eight of his 11 seasons. He hit some key shots in the 1969 Playoffs, the last of Bill Russell's 11 championships, and also led the league in FG% during his penultimate season.
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