RED AUERBACH. Lenny Wilkens. Don Nelson. Going back to the end of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) inaugural season 75 years ago, before it was even called the NBA, they’re the only coaches to hold the distinction.
RED AUERBACH. Lenny Wilkens. Don Nelson. Going back to the end of the National Basketball Association’s inaugural season 75 years ago, before it was even called the NBA, they’re the only coaches to hold the distinction of having more wins than anyone else.Soon, perhaps as soon as Wednesday, Gregg Popovich will stand alone in NBA history.
Eventually, the NBA called. In time, Popovich would be paired with David Robinson, then the patriarch of a dynasty fueled by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. The rest is history. Historic, actually. Popovich acknowledged that he has wondered what would have happened if Smith and Brown hadn’t extended those opportunities his way.
A year later, Brown called again. He had left Kansas to coach the Spurs. He wanted Popovich to come along. Popovich was in San Antonio until 1992, when Brown — and the whole coaching staff—got fired. Popovich got a job as an assistant in Golden State, working for Nelson.“He emptied my wallet every time we golfed. He knew he was better than me and he did it anyway,” Popovich said.“He was my boss,” Popovich said.
After two seasons with Nelson, Popovich was wanted by the Spurs again—this time, as vice president for basketball operations. That was in 1994. In 1996, he fired Bob Hill and named himself coach of the Spurs. And he’s stayed in that chair ever since. “The basketball part of it is Hall of Fame, arguably the greatest to ever do it,” Spoelstra said. “But it’s the human side that has really impacted everybody.”
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