'''Donald Arvid Nelson''' (born May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan) is a retired NBA head coach. He is perhaps best known as being the coach and general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, from 1997 to 2005. Nelson had a career record of 339-251 as the Mavericks' head coach, and was instrumental in building some of the franchise's most successful teams,...(continue reading)