In 60 NBA seasons, the Lakers have had 21 coaches. Only 5 of those coaches won NBA titles: John Kundla leads them all with 5 championships in the Minneapolis Lakers era, Pat Riley won 4 coaching most of the Showtime years, Phil Jackson had his Three-peat, Bill Sharman had the best streak in NBA history with 33 consecutive wins in the same season he won his championship and Paul Westhead won 1 title with a rookie named Magic Johnson and a center known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

History of Lakers Coaches: Coaching Periods
Term	Coach	Season	Playoffs	Championships
1948-49 to 1956-57	John Kundla	380-240	54-28	5
1957-58	George Mikan	9-30	-	-
	(Replaced after 39 games in 1957-58 Season)
	John Kundla	10-23	-	-
1958-59	John Kundla	33-39	6-7	-
1959-60	John Castellani	11-25	-	-
	(Replaced after 36 games in 1959-60 Season)
	Jim Pollard	14-25	5-4	-
	(Interim Head Coach for 39 games in 1959-60 Season)
1960-61 to 1966-67	Fred Schaus	315-245	33-38	-
1967-68 to 1968-69	Bill Van Breda Kolff	107-57	21-12	-
1969-70 to 1970-71	Joe Mullaney	94-70	16-14	-
1971-72 to 1975-76	Bill Sharman	246-164	22-15	1
1976-77 to 1978-79	Jerry West	145-101	8-14	-
1979-80	Jack McKinney	9-4	-	-
	(Replaced after 13 games in 1979-80 Season)
	Paul Westhead	51-18	12-4	1
1980-81 to 1981-82	Paul Westhead	61-32	1-2	-
	(Replaced after 11 games in 1981-82 Season)
	Pat Riley	50-21	12-2	1
1982-83 to 1989-90	Pat Riley	483-173	90-47	3
1990-91 to 1991-92	Mike Dunleavy	101- 63	13-10	-
1992-93 to 1993-94	Randy Pfund	66-80	2-3	-
	(Replaced after 66 games in 1993-94 Season)
	Bill Bertka	1-1	-	-
	(Interim Head Coach for 2 games in 1993-94 Season)
	Magic Johnson	5-11	-	-
	(Interim Head Coach for remaining 16 games in 1993-94 Season)
1994-95 to 1999	Del Harris	224-116	17-19	-
	(Fired after 12 games (6-6) of the strike-shortened 1999 50-game season)
	Bill Bertka	1- 0	-	-
	(Interim Head Coach for 1 game in 1999 season)
	Kurt Rambis	24-13	3-5	-
	(Interim Head Coach for final 37 games of strike-shortened 1999, 50-game season)
1999-00 to 2003-04	Phil Jackson	287-123	64-28	3
	Detail: 1999-00	67-15	15-8
	2000-01	56-26	15-1
	2001-02	58-24	15-4
	2002-03	50-32	6-6
	2003-04	56-26	13-9
2004-05	Rudy Tomjanovich	24-19	-	-
	(Resigned after 43 games because of health issues)
	Frank Hamblen (interim Coach)	10-29*	-
	* record doesn't include 2 wins he coached because Tomjanovich was still the official coach
2005-06 to -present	Phil Jackson	144-102	18-15	-
	Detail: 2005-06	45-37	3-4
	2006-07	42-40	1-4
	2007-08	57-25	14-7

History of Lakers Coaches: Details
Term	Coach	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Total Games	Seasons	Titles
1948-49 to 1958-59	John Kundla	423-302	60-35	820	11	5
1981-82 to 1989-90	Pat Riley	533-194	102-49	878	9	4
1999-00 to 2003-04, 2005-06 to present	Phil Jackson	431-225	82-43	781	8	3
1971-72 to 1975-76	Bill Sharman	246-164	22-15	447	5	1
1979-80 to 1981-82	Paul Westhead	112-50	13-6	181	3	1
1960-61 to 1966-67	Fred Schaus	315-245	33-38	631	7	-
1994-95 to 1998-99	Del Harris	224-116	17-19	376	5	-
1976-77 to 1978-79	Jerry West	145-101	8-14	268	3	-
1967-68 to 1968-69	Bill Van Breda Kolff	107-57	21-12	197	2	-
1990-91 to 1991-92	Mike Dunleavy	101- 63	13-10	187	2	-
1969-70 to 1970-71	Joe Mullaney	94-70	16-14	194	2	-
1992-93 to 1993-94	Randy Pfund	66-80	2-3	151	2	-
2004-05	Rudy Tomjanovich	24-19	-	43	1	-
1999	Kurt Rambis	24-13	3-5	45	1	-
1959-60	Jim Pollard	14-25	5-4	48	1	-
2004-05	Frank Hamblen	10-29	-	39	1
1959-60	John Castellani	11-25	-	36	1	-
1957-58	George Mikan	9-30	-	39	1	-
1979-80	Jack McKinney	9-4	-	13	1	-
1993-94	Magic Johnson	5-11	-	16	1	-
1993-94, 1999	Bill Bertka	2-1	-	3	2	-