According to statistics from the American media "Fadeaway World", there are 7 coaches in the new season who have paid more than 8 million yuan, including Popovich 11.5 million yuan, followed by Cole 9.5 million yuan, Rivers and Spolstra's salary is 8.5 million yuan, Nash , Budenholzer , and NAS's salary reaches 8 million yuan. Among the coaches above
, except for Popovich, the other six coaches are all strong coaches, including Cole, Budenholzer, and Rivers, who are also Popovich's apprentices. Spurs predicts this season that it is difficult to exceed 20 wins and rank among the top three in the league, but even so, Popovich still received a maximum salary of 11.5 million.
Popovich is 73 years old. He said that the reason why he can continue coaching is his bill, which is also the reason why he continues to coach. He also hopes that fans will not bet on the Spurs' championship because such a thing cannot happen.
Popovich's words are very direct. He coached the Spurs just for money, and the Spurs' mission this year is to make a bad move. Of course, Popovich's words are joking. He continued to coach to make the Spurs build a dynasty again.
Even if Popovich gets the highest annual salary of 11.5 million, no one questioned him. Popovich coached the Spurs since 1996 and is the coach of the longest coaching career in the four major leagues. Popovich won 5 championships and 3 times NBA coach of the year.
Popovich has disciples all over the world. In addition to Rivers, Cole and Budenholzer, including Celtics coach Uduka, Grizzlies coach Jenkins, Suns coach Monty, Kings coach Brown is also Popovich's apprentice, Lakers coach Ham is strictly speaking Popovich's apprentice.
It is precisely because of his outstanding performance that Popovich is highly respected. He is also the head coach of the American men's basketball team and he is also the coach of the NBA's Qiansheng coach. Popovich has been working for the Spurs since he became the assistant coach in 1988, and he led the Spurs to become the most successful team in the past 30 years.
It is precisely this way that the Spurs, whose finances are not very rich, gave Popovich the highest annual salary in the league, which is the best reward for Popovich working for the team for 30 years. As long as Popovich is willing to do so, the Spurs will not fire him, because only Popovich can make the Spurs brilliant again.
Popovich also served as Spurs manager for two years. He fired the then coach Hill as the team coach in the 1996-97 season. The Spurs had good luck that season and they chose the best power forward in history, Duncan .
It was precisely because of the huge success that he won by Duncan that Popovich decided to start shamelessly this season. His goal was to the French genius Wenban Yama, and the Spurs were constantly using their real players to get the first round as capital for reconstruction.
The Spurs have used Murray to get 3 first rounds from the Hawks. They also hope to get the Lakers' Westbrook +27 first round in 2027. They can also trade Johnson two months after the start of the regular season, which is also the most valuable player in the Spurs lineup. Popovich said Johnson could play before the regular season starts, and he would give him more ball rights with Johnson as the core, allowing Johnson to play a good score and then sell him.
The Spurs selected three rookies including Sohan, Wesley, and Branham this year. Bobo joked that he has not yet recognized which player he has face-blind, but Bobo will train these new players well. In addition to Primo and Vassel, who were selected before, the Spurs will also be the leader of the Imperial this season.
Popovich trades strong players such as Murray this season, and gets the No. 1 pick and choose Wenban Yama to prepare for tomorrow's rise. If the Spurs create the lineup that Popovich wants, he will continue to work for a few years and continue to make more money, and the Spurs are also willing to Popovich continue to coach and create his legend.
