To my knowledge, only Larry Bird among transcendent superstars have made a dent in the NBA coaching ranks. Larry Legend won three Larry O’Brien trophies with the Boston Celtics and won NBA Finals MVP on two of them. In the PBA, I believe only Robert “Sonny” Jaworski and Norman Black are on the list of legendary players who went on to have illustrious coaching careers. The Big J won the MVP in 1978 and went on to stir the La Tondeña franchise to four PBA titles as playing coach. During the same period, five champion coaches — Tim Cone (only the PBA’s winningest coach with 23!

Source: Manila Times April 20, 2021 16:20 UTC