San Antonio Spurs's longtime coach, Gregg Popovich, continues to progress while recovering suddenly. While Popovich's return to the sidelines has already been excluded this season, the team will apparently allow him to decide if he is Ready to come back Next year, according to Ramona Shelburne from ESPN and Michael C. Wright.
In the absence of Popovich, the assistant Mitch Johnson was appointed interim coach of the team. If Popovich, 76, is ready to return to the sidelines next season, he will perform his functions as a head coach. Popovich can make a call itself. “He won this,” said a source in Shelburne and Wright.
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Popovich has resulted in Spurs since the 1996-1997 season. He led the team to five NBA titles and was considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the League. As we get older, Popovich faced questions about his future as a coach. After the Spurs have succeeded in a 22-60 file during the NBA 2022-23 season, some wondered if Popovich wanted to supervise a reconstruction team. Popovich did not hesitate, although this probably helped that the Spurs have obtained the overall choice n ° 1 of the draft this season, allowing them to select Victor Wembanyama.
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The team posted the same specific record during the 2023-24 season, but Popovich remained determined to run things. He trained the first five games of the 2024-25 season before undergoing a slight blow. Popovich has made progress during the season, even speaking to the team in person after the stars break, but the Spurs excluded his return to the sidelines this year.
Spurs showing an improvement during the 2024-25 NBA season
Spurs have a 28-39 sheet in the first season of Johnson as an acting chief coach. Although San Antonio is not eliminated from the playoffs, this will probably happen soon.
Despite these difficulties, the team has shown promising signs this season. The percentage of victories .418 Spurs is not great, but it is an improvement compared to the percentage of victories .268 that they published during the NBA 2023-24 season.
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The old choice of global draft n ° 1 that Wembanyama has a lot to do with that. During his second season, Wembanyama took a step forward, with an average of 24.3 points, 11 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. This performance has earned Wembanyama its first selection of stars in Wembanyama. Its season ended prematurely in February due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.
The recruit Stephon Castle, which the team selected with the overall choice n ° 4 of the NBA 2024 draft, has also become a promising talent. Castle, which has an average of 13.8 points and 3.5 assists per game, is the Favorite at Betmgm To win the prize for the recruit of the year.
With Castle and Wembanyama under contract in the foreseeable future, Spurs could be ready to take a big step before next season. Return Popovich to the sidelines would undoubtedly improve the team's chances of participating, but it will be up to him to determine if it is ready.
