Which coach led the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships?
Answer
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich led the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships.
Popovich became the Spurs’ head coach during the 1996–97 season after initially joining the organization as an assistant and front-office executive. His first full season coincided with the arrival of Tim Duncan, whose partnership with David Robinson became the foundation of San Antonio’s first championship team.
The Spurs won titles under Popovich in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014. The championships came across three different decades and with changing supporting casts, including Duncan, Robinson, Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili and Kawhi Leonard. That sustained success made Popovich one of the defining coaches in NBA history.
The wording is specific to San Antonio: Popovich won all five of his championships with the Spurs. Pat Riley also won five NBA titles, but four came with the Lakers and one with Miami. Phil Jackson won 11, while Red Auerbach won nine, so those names do not fit this franchise-based question.