On February 17, Beijing time, with the Spurs defeating the Thunder with a team offensive attack to win, Spurs veteran Popovich successfully won the 1333rd victory of his coaching career, he officially surpassed the legendary coach Lenny Wilkens 1332 wins record, rose to the second place in the NBA's history of coaching wins, and was only 3 wins away from reaching the top of the list to surpass the old Nelson record.
The Spurs have fully turned on the rebuilding mode, they bought out Last Season to let go of Aldridge, and offseason to let go of DeRozan and Mills, and they also traded Dragic to reach another buyout agreement. The Spurs' goal is to rebuild and develop young players, especially Murray, who has grown rapidly and has been named to the All-Star Team, and is also a core cornerstone of the Spurs' rebuilding.
For veteran coach Popovich, the reason why he continues to coach is undoubtedly to strive to reach the top of the NBA coaching history of the number of coaching wins. Popovich was successfully selected in the previous selection of the top 15 coaches in NBA history, and he has won 5 crowns in charge of the Spurs and is also recognized as the top coach in history.
Now, after the Spurs defeated the Thunder, Popovich successfully won the 1333rd game of his coaching career, officially surpassing the legendary coach Lenny Wilkens' record of 1332 wins and rising to the second place in the NBA's history of coaching wins. As for nelson Sr. in first place in history with 1,335 wins, Popovich is only two wins away from his record and three wins are needed to complete the overtaking.
With 23 games left in the Spurs this season, Popovich has no problem winning three more games, and it is naturally a high probability that he will reach the top of the first place in the number of coaching wins in NBA history, and after he achieves such a goal, it is still unknown whether he will retire this summer.
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