The NBA and Olympic Dream Team record-holder coach died

On November 9, 2025, the legendary American basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens died. He turned 88 a month ago. His relatives informed about his death. He died at his home in Medina, Washington.

Wikipedia. Wilkens in 1968 As a player, Wilkens spent 15 seasons (1960-1975) in the National Basketball Association with the St. Louis Hawks, Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers. Lenny played 1077 matches. His indicators: 16.5 points and 6.7 assists in 35 minutes on the floor. In the 1968/69 season, Wilkens took second place after Wilt Chamberlain in voting for the most valuable player, was selected for the All-Star Game nine times.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Lenny is the 1979 NBA champion Lenny spent 32 seasons as a head coach: Seattle Supersonics (1969-1972, 1977-1985), Portland Trail Blazers (1974-1976), Cleveland Cavaliers (1986-1993), Atlanta Hawks (1993-2000), Toronto Raptors. (2000-2003), “New York Knicks” (2004-3005). In the 1978/79 season, Seattle Supersonics, led by him, became the champion. As a coach, Wilkens played 2,487 games in the NBA, which is a League record.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Lenny was also the head coach of the US team at the 1996 Olympics, where the Americans won gold.