Coach Pop now has an NBA record that may never be broken
Before the season opener against the Knicks tipped off earlier this week, Gregg Popovich entered that game tied with Jerry Sloan as the longest-tenured head coach with one team in league history.
That was Wednesday. Today, as the Spurs prepare to take on Washington Wizards Saturday evening, Popovich enters into his second game of his 24th season coaching the Spurs, giving him sole ownership of an NBA record that may never be broken.
Since Popovich took over as head coach on Dec. 10, 1996, the NBA’s other teams have employed a total of 270 coaches. Each of the 29 other teams in the league has had at least three coaches, and some have had as many as 14 during the Popovich era.
“With the way it goes nowadays, it feels like there is a new coach every other year,” Spurs guard Derrick White said. “(Popovich’s record) is very impressive. He’s been here forever, and that is well deserved, obviously. But that’s crazy, though.”
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