1,042 career wins ranked Adelman 10th in NBA history, and his teams reached the playoffs in 16 of his 23 seasons as a head coach.
Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, Houston and Minnesota all featured in his coaching career, with Adelman leading the Trail Blazers to the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals.
Sacramento remained his signature stop: he won a franchise-record 395 games there and took the Kings to the 2002 Western Conference Finals, shaping an era the team said still resonates.
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