George Karl by the numbers
A look back at the NBA coaching career of Kings head coach George Karl, who will reportedly be relieved of his duties on Thursday:
Number crunch
1: Times Karl was named NBA Coach of the Year (2013, with the Denver Nuggets).
1: Times a Karl coached team reached the NBA Finals (with Seattle in 1996)
4: Times Karl was the head coach in an NBA All-Star game (1994, 1996, 1998, 2010).
6: NBA teams Karl has coached.
9: Consecutive times Karl led the Nuggets into the postseason (2005-2013).
12: Times Karl has been named Coach of the Month.
21: Consecutive seasons Karl’s teams finished .500 or better from 1992 to 2013.
27: Years Karl has coached in the NBA.
80-105: Karl’s career postseason coaching record. His 80 playoff victories match Lenny Wilkens for eighth all-time.
824: Career coaching losses by Karl, the seventh most in NBA history.
1,175: Career coaching victories by Karl, which ranks fifth best in NBA history.
1,703: Points Karl scored during his playing career.
NBA coaching timeline
July 26, 1984: Hired as head coach by the Cleveland Cavaliers
March 16, 1986: Fired as head coach by the Cleveland Cavaliers
May 23, 1986: Hired as head coach by the Golden State Warriors
March 23, 1988: Resigns as head coach of the Golden State Warriors
Jan. 23, 1992: Hired as head coach by the Seattle SuperSonics
May 26, 1998: Fired as head coach by the Seattle SuperSonics
Aug. 29, 1998: Hired as head coach by the Milwaukee Bucks
July 21, 2003: Fired as head coach by the Milwaukee Bucks
Jan. 27, 2005: Hired as head coach by the Denver Nuggets
June 6, 2013: Fired as head coach by the Denver Nuggets
Feb. 17, 2015: Hired as head coach by the Kings
Compiled by Stu Rosenberg
This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 8:15 PM with the headline "George Karl by the numbers."