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Nineteen of the 30 head coaches in the NBA played in the league, including Utah's Jerry Sloan and Miami's Pat Riley. The Jazz and Heat play Tuesday night. Here are their players-turned-coaches career scoring averages, with their current team in parenthesis:
1. Isiah Thomas (New York) ...... 19.2
2. Byron Scott (New Orleans) .... 14.1
3. Jerry Sloan (Utah) ................. 14.0
Mike Woodson (Atlanta) ....... 14.0
5. Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia) .11.1
Scott Skiles (Chicago) .............. 11.1
7. Doc Rivers (Boston) ..................10.9
8. Don Nelson (Golden State) .......10.3
9. Sam Mitchell (Toronto) ............... 9.1
10. Eddie Jordan (Washington) ....... 9.0
11. Avery Johnson (Dallas) ..............8.4
12. Mike Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) ... 8.0
13. Pat Riley (Miami) ....................... 7.4
Randy Wittman (Minnesota) ...... 7.4
15. Phil Jackson (L.A. Lakers) ......... 6.7
16. Nate McMillan (Portland) ........... 5.9
17. Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix) ........ 3.3
18. George Karl (Denver) ............... 2.6
19. Rick Carlisle (Indiana) .............. 2.2
Note: Current head coaches who never played in the NBA include Tony Barone (Memphis), Bernie Bickerstaff (Charlotte), Mike Brown (Cleveland), Lawrence Frank (New Jersey), Brian Hill (Orlando), Bob Hill (Seattle), Eric Musselman (Sacramento), Gregg Popovich (San Antonio), Flip Saunders (Detroit), Terry Stotts (Milwaukee) and Jeff Van Gundy (Houston).
-- Steve Luhm
Nineteen of the 30 head coaches in the NBA played in the league, including Utah's Jerry Sloan and Miami's Pat Riley. The Jazz and Heat play Tuesday night. Here are their players-turned-coaches career scoring averages, with their current team in parenthesis:
1. Isiah Thomas (New York) ...... 19.2
2. Byron Scott (New Orleans) .... 14.1
3. Jerry Sloan (Utah) ................. 14.0
Mike Woodson (Atlanta) ....... 14.0
5. Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia) .11.1
Scott Skiles (Chicago) .............. 11.1
7. Doc Rivers (Boston) ..................10.9
8. Don Nelson (Golden State) .......10.3
9. Sam Mitchell (Toronto) ............... 9.1
10. Eddie Jordan (Washington) ....... 9.0
11. Avery Johnson (Dallas) ..............8.4
12. Mike Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) ... 8.0
13. Pat Riley (Miami) ....................... 7.4
Randy Wittman (Minnesota) ...... 7.4
15. Phil Jackson (L.A. Lakers) ......... 6.7
16. Nate McMillan (Portland) ........... 5.9
17. Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix) ........ 3.3
18. George Karl (Denver) ............... 2.6
19. Rick Carlisle (Indiana) .............. 2.2
Note: Current head coaches who never played in the NBA include Tony Barone (Memphis), Bernie Bickerstaff (Charlotte), Mike Brown (Cleveland), Lawrence Frank (New Jersey), Brian Hill (Orlando), Bob Hill (Seattle), Eric Musselman (Sacramento), Gregg Popovich (San Antonio), Flip Saunders (Detroit), Terry Stotts (Milwaukee) and Jeff Van Gundy (Houston).
-- Steve Luhm
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