The net worth of Don Nelson, an ex-professional basketball player and head coach from the United States, is $30 million.
Don Nelson was born in Muskegon, Michigan in May 1940.
At Iowa, he played college football as a small forward and stood at 6’6′′.
The Chicago Zephyrs released Nelson in the 1962 NBA Draft, and he played for the team until 1963.
He was a player for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1963 to 1965 and the Boston Celtics from 1965 to 1976.
During his playing career, he won five NBA Championships with the Celtics, and his #19 jersey is now retired by the Boston Celtics.
From 1976 to 1987, Nelson was the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. He coached the Golden State Warriors from 1988 to 1995 and the New York Knicks from 1995 to 1996.
From 1997 to 2005, Nelson was the coach of the Dallas Mavericks, and then the Golden State Warriors from 2006 to 2010.
He has been awarded the NBA Coach of the Year title three times as a coach and has also been appointed as a head coach in the NBA All-Star Game twice.
Nelson has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History.
The 1994 FIBA World Championship’s US men’s team was coached by him, leading to a gold medal win.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Nelson in 2012.
In Hawaii, he declared in 2015 that he would construct the first house made of hemp.