According to Marc Stein, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has become the hottest person to replace Greg Popovich as the head coach of the U.S. men's basketball team.
Popovich just led the U.S. men's basketball team to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, and he succeeded Mike Shashevsky of Duke University after rio 2016, a contract that lasted until the end of this year's Summer Olympics.
Cole was one of Popovich's assistant coaches when he led the team to the FIBA World Cup in 2019 and the Olympics this year. Heat head coach Eric Spollstra is reportedly another candidate for the position. However, the new U.S. Basketball general manager, Grant Hill, has said he prefers a head coach who is familiar with international games.
"I've been working on international games for the past year, and it's very different from the NBA," Hill said in an interview with The Undefeated reporter Marc J. Spears, "It's different from our game, and it's important to understand and respect that, not just for the staff, but for the players as well." ”