Here is my attempt at ranking every current head coach by how good they were as players:

Rank Head coach Team Highest Level
1 Jason Kidd Dallas Mavericks HOF
2 Chauncey Billups Portland Trail Blazers HOF
3 Doc Rivers Milwaukee Bucks All Star
4 Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors Championship 6th Man
5 JJ Redick Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Starter
6 Willie Green New Orleans Pelicans Playoff Starter
7 Tyronn Lue Los Angeles Clippers Lottery Starter
8 Ime Udoka Houston Rockets Lottery Starter
9 Rick Carlisle Indiana Pacers End of NBA bench
10 Billy Donovan Chicago Bulls End of NBA bench
11 Charles Lee Charlotte Hornets Patriot League Player of the Year
12 Kenny Atkinson Cleveland Cavaliers Averaged 19 PPG senior year at Richmond. Played 10 years internationally.
13 Jamahl Mosley Orlando Magic 3rd team All-Big 12. Played 4 years internationally.
14 Chris Finch Minnesota Timberwolves 2x D3 All-American. Played 4 years internationally.
15 Brian Keefe Washington Wizards 2nd team All-Big West
16 Quin Snyder Atlanta Hawks Starting PG on '89 Duke Final Four team
17 Joe Mazzulla Boston Celtics Starter on '10 West Virginia Final Four team
18 Nick Nurse Philadelphia 76ers All-time three-point percentage leader at Northern Iowa
19 J. B. Bickerstaff Detroit Pistons Averaged 11 PPG 6 RPG senior year at Minnesota
20 Erik Spoelstra Miami Heat West Coast Conference freshman of the year
21 Mike Brown Sacramento Kings Played 2 years for San Diego Toreros
22 Mike Budenholzer Phoenix Suns 4 year letterman at Pomona College
23 Michael Malone Denver Nuggets 4 year letterman Loyola University Maryland
24 Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Captian senior year at Air Force Academy
25 Tom Thibodeau New York Knicks Captian senior year at Salem State College
26 Will Hardy Utah Jazz Played 1 year at Williams College
27 Mark Daigneault Oklahoma City Thunder Student manager at Uconn
28 Taylor Jenkins Memphis Grizzlies Two-time captain in high school
29 Darko Rajaković Toronto Raptors Started coaching at 16
30 Jordi Fernández Brooklyn Nets Started coaching at 15

The top 10 all played in the NBA, and so it was easier to compare their careers as players.

Everyone else but Taylor Jenkins, Darko Rajaković, and Jordi Fernández played some college ball, so this was a bit tougher to rank. For the most part I ranked them according to their college production/level of competition, although there are some exceptions.

edit: updated to include their highest level they played at

  • NakioyhB
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    2 months ago

    JJ Reddick was a lot better than Steve Kerr lol