Gregg Popovichthe iconic and legendary coach of the San Antonio Spurswill leave your position on the bench to assume full time chairman of the team, according to Sources to ESPN. This transition marks the end of one of the most successful and long -lived ages in the history of a coach at the head of the same franchise in the NBA.
The figure of Popovich He is monumental in the world of basketball. Included in the Hall of Fameholds the record of being the coach with more victories in the history of the regular league of the NBA. His leadership transformed the San Antonio Spurs In a respected and feared dynasty, guiding them to the conquest of five championships.
Gregg Popovich He had a stroke in November 2024 and has been out of the Spurs Since then, without a defined return period. In April 2025, he had a medical emergency in a restaurant and was transferred to the hospital.
-Mitch Johnson will be the new coach
And while Popovich ascends to the offices, the witness on the bench already owns. According to ESPN sources, the San Antonio Spurs have chosen Mitch Johnson as the next head of the franchise. Johnson is not a stranger at home; He has been part of the Spurs coaching staff during the last decade, soaking on philosophy and the methods that have defined the team. His appointment is not a total surprise, since he assumed the role of interim coach last November, demonstrating his ability to lead the team. Johnson’s election underlines the clear intention of the organization, now led by Popovich as president together with the CEO RC Buford and General Manager Brian Wright (hired in the same summer of 2016 as Johnson), to maintain the continuity and the master line drawn during the successful era of Popovich, betting on someone internally formed and a deep connoisseur of the “Spurs Way”.
Now, at 76, after decades of constant trips, the intensity of training and the pressure of the high competition, a change towards a managerial role could also be interpreted as a decision that allows him to remain linked to the franchise but with a different rhythm, thus preserving his long -term well -being while continuing to contribute his invaluable experience from the dispatches.
His passage from the bench to the full -time presidency means that, although he will remain linked to the structure of the Spursits approach will change the daily address of the team on the court to a more strategic and global management vision of the organization. Thus closes an indelible chapter in the history of the NBAleaving a legacy of excellence, discipline and success that will last in San Antonio.
