2024 Boston Celtics Joe Mazzulla (1) (defeat Dallas Mavericks 4-1)
2023 Denver Nuggets Michael Malone (1) (defeat Miami Heat 4–1)
2022 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr (5) defeat Boston Celtics 4–2
2020 Los Angeles Lakers Frank Vogel (1) (defeat Miami Heat 4–1)
2019 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr (4) (defeat Toronto Raptors 4-2)
2018 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr (3) (defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0)
2017 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr (2) (defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1)
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue (1) (defeat Golden State Warriors 4-3)
2015 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr (1) (defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2)
2014 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (4) (defeat Miami Heat 4–1)
2013 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra (2) (defeat San Antonio Spurs 4-3)
2012 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra (1) (defeat Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1)
2011 Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle (1) (defeat Miami Heat 4–2)
2010 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson (11) (defeat Boston Celtics 4–3)
2009 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson (1) (defeat Orlando Magic 4–1)
2008 Boston Celtics Doc Rivers (1) defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
2007 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (3) (defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0)
2006 Miami Heat Pat Riley (5) (defeat Dallas Mavericks 4-2)
2005 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (2) (defeat Detroit Pistons 4–3)
2004 Detroit Pistons Larry Brown (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-1)
2003 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (1) (defeat New Jersey Nets 4–2)
2002 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson (9) (defeat New Jersey Nets 4–0)
2001 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson (8) (defeat Philadelphia 76ers 4–1)
2000 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson (7) (defeat Indiana Pacers 4–2)
1999 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (1) (defeat New York Knicks 4–1)
1998 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (6) (defeat Utah Jazz 4-2)
1997 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (5) (defeat Utah Jazz 4-2)
1996 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (4) (defeat Seattle SuperSonics 4-2)
1995 Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich (2) (defeat Orlando Magic 4–0)
1994 Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich (1) (defeat New York Knicks 4-3)
1993 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (3) (defeat Phoenix Suns 4-2)
1992 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (2) (defeat Portland Trail Blazers 4-2)
1991 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-1)
1990 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly (2) (defeat Portland Trail Blazers 4-1)
1989 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-0)
1988 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley (4) (defeat Detroit Pistons 4–3)
1987 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley (3) (defeat Boston Celtics 4–2)
1986 Boston Celtics K. C. Jones (2) (defeat Houston Rockets 4-2)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley (2) (defeat Boston Celtics 4-2)
1984 Boston Celtics K. C. Jones (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3)
1983 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-0)
1982 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley (1) (defeat Philadelphia 76ers 4–2)
1981 Boston Celtics Bill Fitch (1) (defeat Houston Rockets 4-2)
1980 Los Angeles Lakers Paul Westhead (1) (defeat Philadelphia 76ers 4–2)
1979 Seattle SuperSonics Lenny Wilkens (1) (defeat Washington Bullets 4–1)
1978 Washington Bullets Dick Motta (1) (defeat Seattle SuperSonics 4-3)
1977 Portland Trail Blazers Jack Ramsay (1) (defeat Philadelphia 76ers 4–2)
1976 Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn (2) (defeat Phoenix Suns 4-2)
1975 Golden State Warriors Al Attles (1) (defeat Washington Bullets 4–0)
1974 Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn (1) (defeat Milwaukee Bucks 4-3)
1973 New York Knicks Red Holzman (2) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-1)
1972 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Sharman (1) (defeat New York Knicks 4–1)
1971 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Costello (1) (defeat Baltimore Bullets 4–0)
1970 New York Knicks Red Holzman (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3)
1969 Boston Celtics Bill Russell (2) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3)
1968 Boston Celtics Bill Russell (1) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-2)
1967 Philadelphia 76ers Alex Hannum (2) (defeat San Francisco Warriors 4-2)
1966 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (9) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3)
1965 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (8) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-1)
1964 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (7) (defeat San Francisco Warriors 4-1)
1963 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (6) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-2)
1962 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (5) (defeat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3)
1961 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (4) (defeat St. Louis Hawks 4-1)
1960 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (3) (defeat St. Louis Hawks 4-3)
1959 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (2) (defeat Minneapolis Lakers 4-0)
1958 St. Louis Hawks Alex Hannum (1) (defeat Boston Celtics 4–2)
1957 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach (1) (defeat St. Louis Hawks 4-3)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors George Senesky (1) (defeat Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1)
1955 Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi (1) (defeat Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3)
1954 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla (4) (defeat Syracuse Nationals 4–3)
1953 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla (3) (defeat New York Knicks 4–1)
1952 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla (2) (defeat New York Knicks 4–3)
1951 Rochester Royals Les Harrison (1) (defeat New York Knicks 4–3)
1950 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla (1) (defeat Syracuse Nationals 4–2)