Was Popovich a former player?
Has Popovich always been a coach?
Popovich hasn't been a player. Popovich has always been the identity of the coach, young and did not participate in the NBA or other basketball league. Even if you have not played basketball league, but Popovich's basketball concept is still unparalleled, the ability to read the game will not be worse than the veterans who have been playing basketball for many years.
Popovich in the university period began to serve as a college coach, and in the university on the study of their own basketball theory, and only lead the team to achieve more outstanding results, by the NBA team's attention. Eventually entered the NBA, in Popovich NBA coaching career at the beginning are as an assistant coach, but with the improvement of coaching level, Popovich gradually became the head coach, and eventually in the San Antonio Spurs.
Had one of the best stretches of his coaching career.
Popovich's coaching career honors are countless, including five NBA championships, three NBA Coach of the Years, and four NBA All-Star Games as head coach of the Western Conference. On February 10, 2015, Popovich collected his 1,000th regular season coaching victory and then led the U.S. Men's Basketball team to become the men's basketball champion at the Tokyo Olympics. In March 2022, Popovich recorded his 1,336th career coaching victory, surpassing Nelson Sr. for first place in NBA history.
Popovich's coaching characteristics are distinctive, specializing in digging up newcomers as well as some players who couldn't play on other teams, and Kohwai Leonard has grown from the 15th overall pick to a top-five player in the NBA under Popovich's tutelage.
