NBA coaches compliment Rick Adelman with a lifetime trophy

Rick Adelman was honored with a lifetime achievement award during the NBA Finals and giving his influence is the best time for him to receive it.

He will be the 18^th receiver of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award that the NBA head coaches association gives. It was given before the 2^nd match between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat for the championship.

Rick Adelman, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Coach, and one of only ten coaches in NBA history to have won more than 1,000 games, is the recipient of the 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced today. pic.twitter.com/w1BXF5sFSN

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“To be included with the other trophy holders is special,” Rick shared with the media. “Chuck was a phenomenal coach and admired by all those who coached against his franchises. To be honored like this, I have to thank all those who were with me during my career; this award is also theirs.”