According to the famous Mark Stein and several reporters, news came out in March this year, and then the Spurs officially announced that Popovich missed the game between the Spurs and the Hornets for personal reasons. Duncan, the 43-year-old assistant coach of Spurs, replaced Popovich as the temporary head coach of this game. Congratulations, from assistant coach to head coach, although it is only temporary, Duncan is already the successor of Popovich, which the Spurs focus on training.
Last summer, Duncan joined the Spurs coaching staff as a teaching assistant and often practiced with players, but he rarely gave interviews, especially this season. Duncan refused to be interviewed by any media. However, now that Popovich has "rested" and Duncan has been promoted to the temporary head coach of the Spurs, it is impossible to hide his face any more. Post-game interviews are definitely indispensable.
This is the first time that Duncan has been officially appointed as an interim head coach since he joined the Spurs coaching staff. You know, the chief assistant of the Spurs is Harmon. The general coach is absent, and the chief assistant is in charge of the coach. What does this mean? Obviously, the Spurs want Duncan to take over Popovich's class. I have used it as a player for nearly 20 years, and I will use it for another 20 years.
Of course, this is the first time that Duncan has been officially appointed as the coach of the Spurs, not the first time that he has been appointed as the interim coach, because in the game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers last year, Popovich was expelled because of dissatisfaction with the penalty, and Duncan was forced to become the interim coach of the Spurs.
Who will be Popovich's successor at the age of 7/KLOC-0? Many things have proved that Duncan is the most likely to be the next head coach of the Spurs. What do you want to say about it?
But Duncan has resigned as the assistant coach of the Spurs.
According to Mark Stein, a well-known journalist in The New York Times, Duncan, a legendary star of the Hall of Fame, has resigned as an assistant coach of the Spurs, and will return to his original job after retirement to provide assistance for the development of players.
Duncan's assistant coaching career lasted only one year. During the Orlando rematch, he didn't go out with the team, but stayed in San Antonio to help Aldridge recover with the Spurs medical team.
In the game between the Spurs and the Hornets on March 4 this year, head coach Popovich asked for leave for personal reasons, and Duncan acted as the head coach. In the end, he led the team to win by 1 point.
Duncan played for the Spurs 19 season, won five championships, two annual MVPs, three finals MVPs, 15 all-star games, 10 best team and eight best defenses, and was regarded as the greatest power forward in history.
In April this year, Duncan was elected to the Hall of Fame with Garnett and Kobe Bryant. It is reported that although Duncan resigned as an assistant coach, he will still help the development of the Spurs. Some analysts believe that Duncan's departure also means that the reconstruction plan of the Spurs is about to restart, and the post-Popovich era seems to be coming soon.