Gregg Popovich, the NBA's winningest coach ever, is once again the league's highest paid head coach.
The longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach agreed to a five-year deal worth more than $80 million on Saturday, according to
. That salary pushes Popopvich past Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams for the NBA's richest coaching deal.behind Williams on the list of the NBA's highest coaching salaries with $11.5 million. It's not hard to see why Popovich would receive such a raise, even when he's 74 years old and nine years removed from his last NBA championship.
The Spurs have struggled through the post-Tim Duncan era for several years now, but have their chance to return to the NBA elite with French phenom Victor Wembanyama, the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft who has been hyped as a generational talent.when the Spurs won the draft lottery and Popovich was a clear reason why — the coach has seen immense success with players from outside of the United States, including with Wembanyama's countrymen Tony Parker and Boris Diaw.
Popovich tops the NBA's all-time wins list with 1,366, plus five championships and three NBA Coach of the Year awards. With Duncan and David Robinson, he has shown he can develop No. 1 picks into not just stars, but Hall-of-Famers. With a guy like already in place, it makes sense to ensure he stays in place.
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