To be fair, Daigneault was 25 years old, in his third year as an assistant at Holy Cross, when Nelson coached his final NBA season with Golden State in 2010. But that doesn’t mean the OKC leader wasn’t aware of Nelson’s lasting legacy across the league 15 years after his retirement.

Former Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson made a rare trip off the island this weekend to accept the Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Award at the NBA Finals. Before Game 2 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, however, Nelson made sure to take sides in the stunning Luka Dončić trade from earlier this season.

Don Nelson served as an NBA head coach for 31 seasons, becoming 1 of the most influential coaches in basketball history along the way.