The Best Orlando Magic Coaches Of All Time

Ranker NBA
Updated July 2, 2022 361 votes 88 voters
Over 80 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Orlando Magic Coaches Of All Time

Who are the best Orlando Magic coaches of all time? With a team name like "Magic," you'd expect the coaching staff at Orlando to be top-notch. Every Orlando Magic coach has brought something different to the franchise - but who is the greatest leader of all? Some great leaders on this best to worst Magic coaches list prioritize defense, while other former Magic head coaches developed genius offensive plays. Many of the best Orlando Magic coaches were once pro players themselves. Who is the best Orlando Magic coach of all time? Which Magic head coaches do you love?

Brian Hill led the Magic to their first-ever appearance at the NBA finals in 1995. He was fired as head coach in 1997, but returned to the team for the 2005-2006 season. Scott Skiles is another popular coach of the Orlando Magic. Doc Rivers, who coached the Magic from 1999-2003, won NBA Coach of the Year in 2000. Other good Orlando Magic coaches featured on this list include Frank Vogel, Matt Guokas, Richie Adubato, and Stan van Gundy who led the Magic back to the finals in 2009.

Vote up the best Orlando Magic coaches of all time, and help us decide the best Magic head coach ever.

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  • Stan Van Gundy
    1

    2007–2012

    Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is a former American basketball coach and current NBA game analyst for TNT. Prior to TNT, Van Gundy most recently served as the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons from 2014 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat Riley. Van Gundy then coached the Orlando Magic for five seasons from 2007 to 2012, leading them to the 2009 NBA Finals. He is the older brother of former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy.
  • Brian Hill
    2

    Brian Hill

    35 votes

    1993–1997, 2005–2007    

    Brian Alfred Hill (born September 19, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach.
  • Doc Rivers
    3

    Doc Rivers

    32 votes

    1999–2003    

    Doc Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played as a point guard in the NBA and was known for his defense, a trait that has carried over into his coaching. Rivers was an NBA All-Star in 1988.
  • Chuck Daly
    4

    Chuck Daly

    23 votes

    1997–1999

    Charles Jerome Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons two consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") to the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Daly is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career, and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team". The Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is named after him.
  • Scott Skiles
    5

    Scott Skiles

    26 votes

    2015–2016    

    Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic. He also coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the NBA. He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set in his fifth season in the league and second with Orlando, in which he also earned the 1990–91 NBA Most Improved Player Award.
  • Steve Clifford
    6

    2018–2021

    Steven Gerald Clifford (born September 17, 1961) is an American basketball coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets and the Orlando Magic.