Is Donnie Nelson married? Is Donnie Nelson son of Don Nelson?

Donn Charles Nelson is an American basketball executive who previously held general manager and president of basketball operations roles for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Is Donnie Nelson married?

Donnie Nelson is married to Lotta and has two children. Nelson has been involved with several charitable efforts. He worked with the NBA’s African Top 100 campaign, an outreach program providing educational opportunities to challenged African athletes.

He is the founder of the “Global Games” in Dallas, which gives area high school kids a chance to test themselves against the top Junior National teams in the world. He also helped create the Assist Youth Foundation, which offers opportunities for underprivileged kids in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and across the globe.v

Is Donnie Nelson son of Don Nelson?

Nelson’s son is  Donnie Nelson. He was the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. Donnie was Don’s assistant coach with the Mavericks when Don won his 1,000th NBA game.

Donnie moved from coaching to become the president of basketball operations for the Mavericks in 2002 while his father was still coaching Dallas. Donnie Nelson was an assistant coach for Lithuania in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics.