With another NBA regular season now concluded, basketball fans have some idea of which coaches will survive to next season.
Thatโs not a definitive rule or anything โ keep an eye on Pelicans coach Willie Green after GM David Griffin was dismissed on Apr. 15 โ but itโs probably a safe assumption for most teams.
Fired NBA Coaches (2025)
- Michael Malone, Nuggets (2015-25)
- Taylor Jenkins, Grizzlies (2019-25)
- Mike Brown, Kings (2022-24)
- Mike Budenholzer, Suns (2024-25)
NBA Hot Seat
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, I spotlighted three head coaches who were on the hot seat this season.ย
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins was one of them, and he ended up as one of four head coaches who were dismissed this year. While his dismissal was confusing to some, the Grizzlies have developed a pattern of underachieving in recent years.ย
To be sure, Jenkins isnโt the person Iโd most hold responsible for this. Nevertheless, his scapegoating was a predictable outcome that was foreseeable even before the start of this season.
The other three fired coaches were also surprises.ย
Mike Brown was only a year and a half removed from winning NBA Coach of the Year for turning around the Sacramento Kings in an impossibly deep Western Conference.ย
Michael Malone is one of the longest-tenured coaches in the NBA and is the winningest coach in franchise history. He helped guide Denver to their first championship in 2023, but heโs also been allegedly involved in a longstanding feud with general manager Calvin Booth. Both men were dismissed.
Mike Budenholzer was canned after one dreadful year in Phoenix with a roster and contract situation where almost no one could succeed.ย
Who will be the next coach to be shockingly dismissed? Scan the list below and decide for yourself โฆ
NBA Head Coaches
| Coach | Team | Years of Prior Experience |
| Quin Snyder | Atlanta Hawks | 9 |
| Joe Mazzulla | Boston Celtics | 1 |
| Jordi Fernandez | Brooklyn Nets | 0 |
| Charles Lee | Charlotte Hornets | 0 |
| Billy Donovan | Chicago Bulls | 9 |
| Kenny Atkinson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 |
| Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks | 8 |
| David Adelman (Interim) | Denver Nuggets | 0 |
| J.B. Bickerstaff | Detroit Pistons | 7 |
| Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors | 10 |
| Ime Udoka | Houston Rockets | 3 |
| Rick Carlisle | Indiana Pacers | 22 |
| Tyronn Lue | Los Angeles Clippers | 6 |
| JJ Reddick | Los Angeles Lakers | 0 |
| Tuomas Iisalo (Interim) | Memphis Grizzlies | 0 |
| Erik Spoelstra | Miami Heat | 16 |
| Doc Rivers | Milwaukee Bucks | 24 |
| Chris Finch | Minnesota Timberwolves | 3 |
| Willie Green | New Orleans Pelicans | 3 |
| Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks | 12 |
| Mark Daigneault | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 |
| Jamahl Mosley | Orlando Magic | 3 |
| Nick Nurse | Philadelphia 76ers | 6 |
| Vacant | Phoenix Suns | N/A |
| Chauncey Billups | Portland Trail Blazers | 3 |
| Doug Christie (Interim) | Sacramento Kings | 0 |
| Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 28 |
| Darko Rajakoviฤ | Toronto Raptors | 1 |
| Will Hardy | Utah Jazz | 2 |
| Brian Keefe | Washington Wizards | 0 |
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