While there were rumors in the past that San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich might be considering retirement, it seems like that won’t happen just yet. According to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, Popovich is expected to return for his 24th season in NBA and stick around beyond that.
Wojnarowski reports that Popovich, who turned 70 in January, negotiated a new contract with the Spurs in the last couple of days and will ink a three-year deal. The new contract will keep him as the highest paid coach in the NBA.
Gregg Popovich previously confirmed that he and Spurs are negotiating a new deal but remained cagey about his future.
“My contract is basically my business, but I’ll break the rule this time. I’m currently in a negotiation that I could very well end up with the Portofino Flyers or Positano Pirates. I think that it’s like one-third Positano, one-third Portofino and one-third San Antonio, so we’ll see where it ends up.” – Popovich told reporters on Monday.
“Good luck to all of you this summer,” – he added. “Be safe. We live in a dangerous country because nobody has any courage to do what they need to do. So, enjoy and we’ll laugh a lot next fall.”
During his time with the Spurs, Popovich won five NBA titles, while reaching the postseason 22 consecutive season, which is a league record. He was named NBA Coach of the Year three times and has 1,245 career wins which puts him on the third place on the all-time list.
