George Karl is an American former professional basketball player and coach best known for his time in the NBA. Born in Pennsylvania in 1951, Karl was a stand-out player in college for the University of North Carolina before being selected by the New York Knicks in the 1973 NBA draft. Over the course of his playing career, Karl played for several teams including the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks, but he is perhaps best known for his coaching career. More about George Karl
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After retiring from playing basketball in 1985, Karl turned his attention to coaching. He began his coaching career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he quickly found success. In 1986, he led the Albany Patroons to the CBA championship, and over the next several years, he became one of the most successful coaches in the league. Karl's success in the CBA earned him a job coaching in the NBA, where he took over the helm of the Seattle SuperSonics in 1991.In total, we tracked 273 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of George Karl (2011-12 EXQUISITE ENDORSEMENTS GEORGE KARL Auto autograph Holofoil SSP #4/5 UNC) was sold in August 2022 for $150.00 while the cheapest item (GEORGE KARL - Authentic Signed Autograph Denver Nuggets Coach 3.5X5 Photo wCOA) found a new owner for $0.43 in March 2018. The month with the most items sold (7) was January 2024 with an average selling price of $16.50 for an autographed item of George Karl. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2010 with $132.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.43 was March 2018. In average, an autographed item from George Karl is worth $9.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Karl were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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2007 Press Pass Legends George Karl Blue Signature | $20.50 | ||
2012 Panini Hoops 115 George Karl Autograph Auto PSA DNA Certified Nuggets Coach | $49.99 | ||
2013-14 Totally Certified George Karl Totally Red Auto Autograph #9/10 Spurs | $10.85 | ||
2014-15 Panini Luxe George Karl Gold Die Cut Auto Autograph #06/10 Spurs | $19.99 | ||
2015 Gold Standard George Karl Autograph /99 Mother Lode Sacramento Kings | $9.99 | ||
2015-16 Prizm George Karl Autograph Auto #P-GKL Spurs | $7.00 | ||
2018-19 Contenders Optic George Karl Gold Prizm Legendary Autograph Auto #02/10 | $9.39 | ||
GEORGE KARL (SEATTLE SUPERSONICS) 1997 BOOK ***SIGNED X 2 / BONUS*** | $16.50 | ||
George Karl autographed Basketball Card (Supersonics) 1997 Skybox Hoops #273 | $6.99 | ||
George Karl Signed Index Card NBA Autograph Auto Cut Blank | $4.99 |
Hall of Fame coach trashes Joel Embiid's game (03/20/23): Has George Karl ever even watched Joel Embiid play?
George Karl criticizes Sixers’ Joel Embiid for having bad body language (03/19/23): Former NBA coach George Karl criticizes Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid for having bad body language.
Ex-Nuggets coach George Karl calls for Broncos to fire Nathaniel Hackett (11/15/22): Ex-Nuggets coach George Karl said it's time for Broncos GM George Paton to "make the move."
Ex-Nuggets coach George Karl calls for firing of Broncos' Nathaniel Hackett: 'He (10/27/22): Karl has already seen enough from Denver's first-year head coach
How George Karl can affect the Nuggets' 2015 draft pick (03/25/15): Lunch Special: Each weekday near noontime, a Denver Post sports writer dares to dish. In this installment, Benjamin Hochman explains how the Denver Nuggets' draft lottery slot could depend on George Karl and his new team in Sacramento.
George Karl reaches agreement to become coach of Sacramento Kings (03/2015): George Karl is set to become the new coach of the Sacramento Kings.
George Karl Era Starts Slowly, Kicks Into High Gear In 109-101 Win For Sacrament (02/2015): The Kings came out sluggish to start, allowing a 16-2 run by the Boston Celtics to start the game, but managed to take the lead before the end of the first quarter.
George Karl says he still wants to coach, plus other Pelicans and NBA news (01/2015): NBA news links
Report: Kings leaning toward George Karl, not Mark Jackson (12/2014): © Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images File: Head Coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets instructs his players against the Golden State Warriors in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2013 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Dempsey: What's wrong with the Nuggets? George Karl offers his take (11/2014): Yes, George Karl has watched the Nuggets. How could he resist? And yet, before he gives his opinion on what's happening with the team, he wants you to know that he hasn't seen every second of every game.
Legends For The Fan With Bob Pompeani And Former NBA Coach George Karl (09/2014): Karl returns to his hometown to speak and raise money for Cancer research
Report: Lakers strongly considered George Karl before offering Byron Scott (07/2014): George Karl is a better coach than Byron Scott
Report: George Karl has “significant interest” in coaching Brooklyn Nets if job (06/2014): A number of veteran coaches would like a crack at that spot.
George Karl Intrigued By the Lakers’ Coaching Vacancy (05/2014): The post George Karl Intrigued By the Lakers’ Coaching Vacancy appeared first on SLAMonline .
Will George Karl go big with Nuggets' lineup? (04/2014): Denver Post NBA reporter Benjamin Hochman responds to your questions in the Nuggets Mailbag. In this installment, Benjamin takes five Q's, including one wondering if George Karl will go with a big lineup.
George Karl: ‘I don’t think Melo is a Phil Jackson type of player’ (03/2014): George Karl says that Carmelo Anthony, whom he coached in Denver, isn't a Phil Jackson type of player. Which means?
George Karl, Daryl Morey Way Ahead Of Curve In NBA Innovations (02/2014): BOSTON — When the Boston Celtics hired Brad Stevens to be their coach last summer,...
Boulder Community Hospital to receive $115,000 from B Strong Ride, former coach (01/2014): The Boulder Community Hospital Center for Integrative Care will be receiving two donations totaling $115,000 from former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl and Celestial Seasoning's B Strong Ride on Thursday.
Spurs Bro Had Way Too Much Fun Eating Candy Behind George Karl (12/2013): Yum yum.
George Karl Says Andre Igoudala Was A Mole For Mark Jackson (11/2013): It's one thing for a NBA team to be competitive and play hard defense, but it's another to accuse a coach of intentionally trying to injure an opposing player.
George Karl unhappy with NBA's coach carousel (10/2013): Former Bucks coach George Karl, coach of the year last year with Denver, wonders why 13 NBA coaches, including him, were bumped.
George Karl Joining ESPN As NBA Studio Analyst (09/2013): Last season's Coach of the Year debuts on SportsCenter on Oct....
George Karl (07/2013): Former Nuggets coach George Karl stops by to talk about the Cancer Care Initiative and Reggae in the Park.
Grizzlies interview George Karl, set talks with others (06/2013): The Grizzlies conducted an interview with former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl and will mull over their search through the weekend.
George Karl is the NBA coach of the year (05/2013): He led the superstar-less Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season. George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster.
George Karl to mix up Nuggets lineup for Game 3 at Golden State (04/2013): Wilson Chandler and Kenneth Faried, both 6-foot-8 forwards, will "probably be" Denver's starting frontcourt in Friday's Game 3, coach George Karl said.
Nuggets coach George Karl : No need for hired help at guard (03/2013): Ty Lawson's indefinite absence with torn plantar fascia in his right heel and the team's lack of bodies at his position have some thinking about outside avenues to get additional help at point guard.
Ian Thomsen: George Karl leading the unlikeliest of contenders in Denver (02/2013): The most exciting team in the playoff races is the lone contender that lacks star power and experience. They are the Denver Nuggets, they've gone 20-7 over the last two months and they show much less fear than they create in their opponents.
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl climbs ladder of winningest NBA coaches (01/2013): It was brought to the old coach's attention that if he worked, say, another 10 more years, he could have the most wins of any NBA coach.
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl says Flint native JaVale McGee worth offseason (12/2012): FLINT, MI -- Earlier this month, Denver Nuggets coach George Karl said he wanted Flint native and big man JaVale McGee to be a 30-minute player , but he wanted McGee to prove he deserved to be bumped up from his usual 18-22 minutes.
Denver's George Karl dials back the hatred (11/2012): Nuggets coach, who despises the Lakers, says their struggles are just part of the NBA. The unraveling of the Lakers over the season's first few weeks was so complete that not even purple-and-gold pugilist George Karl could enjoy it.
Nuggets Mailbag: Will George Karl go big with Denver's lineup? (10/2012): Denver Post NBA reporter Benjamin Hochman responds to your questions in the Nuggets Mailbag. In this installment, Benjamin takes five Q's, including one wondering if George Karl will go with a big lineup.
George Karl thinks NBA would be better with shorter season (09/2012): When the NBA started up on Christmas Day last year, more than one person I know — some friends who are more casual NBA fans, some people within the sports media industry — told me they liked the NBA season starting later. George Karl is with them. In an article at NBA.com article by Steve…
George Karl wants Nuggets to run, run, then run some more (08/2012): The Nuggets are going to play at the fastest pace in the league next season (they were second last season). And it still may not be fast enough for George Karl. Karl is not exactly hiding what he plans to do — he has a deep, athletic and young team and he wants to wear…
Nuggets coach George Karl likes all the team's latest roster moves (07/2012): Maybe next time the Nuggets executives go to Vegas they can actually have a vacation. The group has been busy during this week's Las Vegas summer league.