The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman.
Rick Adelman coached in the NBA for 29 years, serving as a Head Coach for 23 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over his coaching career, Rick won 1,042 games (10th all-time), was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the NBCA Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Coach Adelman also enjoyed an eight-year NBA playing career with the San Diego Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.
Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community. Rick was a husband to Mary Kay for 56 years; father to Kathy, RJ, Laura, David, Caitlin, and Patrick; and a grandfather of twelve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Adelman family during this difficult time.
🤯🚂 JOEL HUIQUI ONLY NEEDED 7 GAMES TO TURN CRUZ AZUL INTO LIGA MX CHAMPIONS!
The title that he couldn’t win with ‘La Máquina’ as a player, he has now won as their HEAD COACH.
LA DECIMA, HISTORIC. 🏆
It’s so annoying that these casuals who don’t watch Kings games think they’re trying to tank. Us the fans have been asking for them to tank the entire time but they keep winning. We’re 8-12 in the last 20 games, how is that tanking😭😭😭
If the Kings lose games, they have a better chance to land a star.
If the Kings win games, they have a worse chance to land a star.
They can still land a star if they win games, and it's still dumb to decrease your chances for no reason. It's not that complicated.
Miss me with that "tanking is bad for the culture" bullshit. Winning game #18 in March and ruining your draft positioning does nothing for you.
The Kings got to 40 wins in March of 2023 but apparently that type of "culture" wasn't good enough.
Dumbass franchise.
@tristanohfour@KyleDraperTV Same. Too scared to piss off players and management because they sign his checks. Calling it a “loser mentality” to want to tank but the reality is that a high draft pick gives us the best odds at being relevant.
@KyleDraperTV you don’t get it. You’re new here. We have been in the same spot the last twenty years and you haven’t been a part of it to get why we are tired of the same cycle. But I’m glad you’re enjoying Demar drop 40.