Popovich began coaching with the Spurs in 1996, and the 74-year-old has coached the Spurs for 27 years and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States

The first Popovich, Popovich began coaching the Spurs in 1996, the 74-year-old Popovich has coached the Spurs for 27 years, the longest coach of the same team in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States, and is also considered one of the greatest head coaches in NBA history, and was selected into the NBA's official 75th anniversary head coach Top 15 list. He led the Spurs to five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) and three NBA Coach of the Year awards (2003, 2012, 2014). Inducted into the Class of 2023 Nye Smith Basketball Hall of Fame

In the 2023 draft, the Spurs selected Chinese Banyama with a top signing, and then agreed to a five-year, $80 million contract extension with Popovich, who will turn 80 years old by then, and whether Popovich can lead the Spurs to another championship during his five-year tenure

The second Steve Kerr, who became the head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2014, led the Golden State Warriors to four championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) and also set a record of 73 regular season wins. Named to the NBA's official 75th anniversary head coach Top 15 list

As a player, he won three consecutive championships with the Bulls, won two championships with the Spurs, and won the three-point tournament personally

The third Eric Spoelstra, Spoh was named head coach of the Miami Heat in 2008, becoming the first Filipino-American head coach in NBA history. In the first two seasons of his managerial career, Spoelstra led the team to a winning record of more than 50%. In the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, Spoelstra led the team to two consecutive championships.