Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has been with the franchise since the 2020-21 season.
The LA Clippers have had 26 head coaches in franchise history. Let’s highlight their top five all-time leaders in games coached.
1. Doc Rivers, 564 Games
Before coaching in LA, Rivers led the Boston Celtics to the 2008 NBA Championship. He took over the Clippers for the 2013-14 season, winning 57 games in his first year in LA. For the next three seasons, the Clippers won at least 51 games. In his seven seasons as coach, Rivers never had a losing record. In total, he produced a regular-season record of 356-208. While the Clippers never advanced past the Western Conference semifinals, Rivers produced a 27-32 record in the playoffs.
2. Mike Dunleavy Sr., 541 Games
After head coaching stints with the Lakers, Bucks and Trail Blazers, Mike Dunleavy Sr. became the head coach of the Clippers in the 2003-04 season. His one winning season came in 2005-06 when the Clippers went 47-35. That would also mark their only playoff appearance during Dunleavy’s tenure. Dunleavy finished with a regular season record of 215-326 with the Clippers.
3. Tyronn Lue, 400 Games
Lue took over the Clippers in the 2020-21 season. The team went 47-25 and reached the Western Conference Finals, which they lost in six games to the Suns. Lue has made three trips to the playoffs with the Clippers. His best regular-season record came in 2023-24 when he led Los Angeles to a 51-31 record.
4. Bill Fitch, 328 Games
Fitch had spent 20 seasons as a head coach in the NBA before taking over the Clippers for the 1994-95 season. Across four seasons with the Clippers, Fitch made the playoffs in 1996-97, but ultimately lost in the first round of the playoffs. Across his 328 regular season games with the Clippers, Fitch produced a record of 99-229.
5. Jack Ramsay, 328 Games
Ramsay amassed a 21-61 record when he took over as coach for the franchise in 1972, then known as the Buffalo Braves. Under Ramsay’s leadership, the Braves quickly turned things around, securing three consecutive winning seasons. While the team made the playoffs each year, they fell short of advancing past the Eastern Conference semifinals. Throughout 328 regular-season games with the franchise, Ramsay posted a 158-170 record. In the postseason, his record stood at 9-13. After departing the Braves following the 1975-76 season, Ramsay went on to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA championship in 1977.
