Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill Sharman spent 23 years as a Special Consultant with the Lakers.

Bill Sharman preceded Phil Jackson by almost 30 years when it came to coaching a star-driven Lakers squad to an NBA title and turning Los Angeles into a basketball town. Sharman would have a hand ...

Bill Sharman, the Los Angeles Lakers coach who lead the team to an NBA record 33 consecutive wins, died Friday, according to reports. He was 87.

Enter Bill Sharman. Bill Sharman already had an established reputation as a pro coach, leading the San Francisco Warriors to the NBA Finals in 1967 before piloting the ABA's Stars to back-to-back ...

The Lakers have won 17 NBA championships, but 14 of them are split between Jackson, Kundla and Riley. Bill Sharman, Paul Westhead and Frank Vogel each won one championship with the Lakers.

The most successful Lakers coaches in terms of championships have been Phil Jackson (5), John Kundla (5), Pat Riley (4), Bill Sharman (1), Paul Westhead (1), and Frank Vogel (1). Explore the NBA ...

JJ Redick starts 3-0 in his first season as head coach. The last LAL head coach to do that was Bill Sharman in 1971-72. The Lakers won the Finals that year (their first in LA).

In addition to Kundla, Phil Jackson, Bill Sharman, Paul Westhead, and Frank Vogel won titles with the Lake Show, but none have given more to the franchise than Pat Riley, who won six titles in Los ...

Bill Sharman preceded Phil Jackson by almost 30 years when it came to coaching a star-driven Lakers squad to an NBA title and turning Los Angeles into a basketball town. Sharman would have a hand ...

Bill Sharman, Paul Westhead and Frank Vogel each won one championship with the Lakers. MORE: Best potential landing spots for Bronny James. The history of Lakers coaches is hit-or-miss, to say the ...