With the approaching arrival of generational large man Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich could also be discovering his second (or maybe extra precisely, his tenth) wind.
Longtime San Antonio Spurs insider LJ Ellis of SpursSpeak reported this week that the Spurs entrance workplace is making ready as if their longtime head coach Popovich will return for a minimum of yet another season. Ellis provides that Popovich, “if and when” he decides to return, is expected to sign a three-year deal that will be price roughly $14 million per yr. The new deal would additionally permit Popovich to choose out after both of the primary two seasons.
The 74-year-old Popovich has coached San Antonio since 1996, main them to 5 NBA titles over that span. He is the longest-tenured head coach within the league by greater than a decade and already grew to become the NBA’s all-time winningest coach two seasons in the past (now with 1,364 victories and counting).
Popovich has been approaching his future on a year-by-year foundation for some time now. He was markedly much less profitable with the Spurs this season (his twenty seventh in cost), going 22-60 (.268). But with San Antonio profitable the No. 1 total choose on this yr’s draft, their fortunes are probably to swing dramatically as soon as the 19-year-old French celebrity Wembanyama comes aboard.
Wembanyama is already set to be mentored by an iconic Spurs legend as soon as he touches down within the NBA. Now it appears like Popovich may also be sticking round for a bit of bit to assist Wembanyama discover his footing.
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