After a Hall of Fame career as one of the great playmakers in basketball history, Lenny Wilkens turned to coaching and led his teams to more wins than any other coach in NBA history when retired (although Don Nelson surpassed Wilkins in 2010)…
Wilkens is best known for being an elite player and coach in the NBA, racking up countless awards and commendations over the course of a 45 year professional basketball career. As a player he appeared in 9 all star games, earning MVP honors one time. He averaged double figures…
Just six weeks before the start of his 22nd coaching campaign in the NBA, just 13 victories shy of becoming the winningest sidelines-stroller in the history of the league, Lenny Wilkens is not pacing around his posh condominium in the Atlanta suburbs, practicing the big speech…
Few people can say that they achieved the highest echelon of their profession, and significantly fewer can say that they’re a three-time NBA Hall of Famer. One of the few people who can say both is Seattle SuperSonics legend Lenny Wilkens…
In 1995, Lenny Wilkins became the National Basketball Association’s all-time leader in coaching victories — 939 wins in 22 seasons. Wilkins also served in the Army as a second lieutenant from 1961 to 1962. Wilkens served at Fort Lee, Virginia, playing for the St. Louis Hawks…
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens was one of 52 individuals* listed in the Panel of Experts in Terry Pluto’s thoughtful 1995 book, “Falling From Grace: Can Pro Basketball Be Saved”? The books, which checks in at more than 300 pages, is chock full of insight, knowledge and humor…