With Popovich riding off into retirement, Erik Spoelstra is now the NBA's longest-tenured, active head coach, having coached the Miami Heat since 2008.

In the wake of Gregg Popovich’s retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, tributes have poured in from across the NBA landscape. Among the most heartfelt came from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who reflected emotionally on his personal relationship with the legendary coach.

Before Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry won gold in Paris, Green earned a medal of his own with Popovich in Tokyo in 2020 (and another, in Rio de Janeiro, in 2016). The medal was especially meaningful to Popovich, a graduate of the Naval Academy, and Green dished out a team-high five assists in the gold medal game against France.