Gregg Popovich will unfortunately not return to the San Antonio Spurs this season after suffering a stroke and with his future uncertain, we name the best coaching candidates to replace him.

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is expected to miss the rest of the season, and it remains uncertain if the most-victorious and oldest NBA coach will return to the game after a mild stroke put him on medical leave in early November.

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Two days after the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama was out for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Gregg Popovich won’t return this season either. The winningest coach in NBA history hasn’t been with the team since suffering a mild stroke at the beginning of November.

It's beginning to feel like Gregg Popovich might retire from coaching for good, which would leave the San Antonio Spurs with massive shoes to fill on the sideline. Pop has already decided to sit out the rest of the 2024-25 season after suffering a stroke earlier in the campaign.