Gregg Popovich has stepped down from his place as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after 29 seasons with the crew.
On Friday the Spurs introduced that Popovich, 76, will transition into the position of president of basketball operations on the organisation.
Over 29 seasons Popovich oversaw 1,422 common season victories – probably the most by a head coach in NBA historical past – and led the Spurs to 5 NBA championships, most not too long ago in 2014.
“Whereas my love and keenness for the sport stay, I’ve determined it is time to step away as head coach,” stated Popovich.
“I am ceaselessly grateful to the great gamers, coaches, workers and followers who allowed me to serve them because the Spurs head coach and I’m excited for the chance to proceed to help the organisation, neighborhood and metropolis which might be so significant to me.”
Popovich has not been on the sidelines since struggling a mild stroke in November earlier than a house win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In his absence the Spurs failed to achieve the 2025 NBA play-offs – they haven’t performed within the post-season since 2019 – after ending the common season with a 34-48 document.
Popovich arrived in San Antonio in 1988 as an assistant coach, and after a two-year spell with the Golden State Warriors, returned to the Spurs as head coach in 1996.
He was the longest serving lively coach in any main US sport.
The longest serving NBA coach is now Erik Spoelstra, 54, who has led the Miami Warmth because the 2008-09 season.
Popovich led the U.S. males’s basketball crew to gold on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and in 2023 was inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame as a coach in 2023.
