Darrell Kurt Rambis (Greek: Κυριάκος Ραμπίδης, romanized: Kyriakos Rambidis;[ born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won four NBA championships while playing power forward for the Lakers.
Teams Played For
- As player:
- 1980–1981 AEK Athens
- 1981–1988 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1988–1989 Charlotte Hornets
- 1989–1991 Phoenix Suns
- 1991–1993 Sacramento Kings
- 1993–1995 Los Angeles Lakers
- As coach:
- 1994–1999 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
- 1999 Los Angeles Lakers
- 2001–2004; 2005–2009 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
- 2009–2011 Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2013–2014 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
- 2014–2016 New York Knicks (associate HC)
- 2016 New York Knicks (interim)
- 2016–2018 New York Knicks (associate HC)
- As Executive
- 2000 Los Angeles Lakers (Assistant General Manager)
- 2018-Present Los Angeles Lakers (Senior Basketball Advisor)
Awards and Championships
- As player:
- 4× NBA champion (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
- Greek Cup winner (1981)
- WCAC Player of the Year (1980)
- First-team All-WCAC (1980)
- No. 34 retired by Santa Clara Broncos
- As assistant coach:
- 2× NBA champion (2002, 2009)
- As executive:
- 3× NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2020)