For practically 30 years, the San Antonio Spurs did not have to fret about altering head coaches.
That was as a result of presence of the legendary Greg Popovich within the San Antonio Spurs. To be exact, Popovich was the Spurs head coach for 29 years.
Nonetheless, supervisor Popovich stated goodbye to the Spurs as coach in the course of the 2024-25 NBA season as a consequence of poor well being.
Many names had been proposed because the workforce’s subsequent head coach, together with Mike Malone and Mike Brown, however the Spurs went together with Mitch Johnson.
If there may be one factor the Spurs are pleased with as a franchise, it’s their rigorously cultivated tradition throughout supervisor Popovich’s tenure.
With that in thoughts, it is no shock that the Spurs had been employed from throughout the group. how? Properly, Johnson joined the workforce in 2019 as an assistant coach.
Following six years of stint as an assistant coach, Johnson lastly landed a head teaching gig in the course of the 2024-25 season.
He coached all Spurs final season, besides 5 video games. In 77 video games, the Spurs went 32-45 underneath supervisor Johnson.
However in a short while, Johnson has proven indicators of being a worthwhile successor to supervisor Popovich. If every thing went properly, Johnson may take pleasure in a protracted spell with the Spurs.
Keystar accidents Victor Wenbanyama and De Aaron Fox lined Johnson’s debut season with the Spurs as head coaches.
However forward of the 2025-26 season, Johnson can have at his disposal a totally wholesome roster led by Wenbagnama.
Along with that, the Spurs even have Steffon Fort, the second general decide at Dylan Harper within the NBA Rookie of the Yr and 2025 NBA Draft.
Given their roster, the Spurs ought to be capable of compete for a playoff spot subsequent season.
