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Gregg Popovich leaves, but his Spurs legacy still commands the room

Gregg Popovich may no longer be pacing the sidelines, but his shadow still stretches across San Antonio. For 29 seasons, he was the Spurs . The man was a mix of old-school discipline, dry humor, and unfiltered honesty that turned a small-market franchise into a global model of consistency. Five championships. Three Coach of the Year awards. One unmistakable legacy.

Lenny Wilkens, himself a Hall of Famer and one of the few to know what 1,300 wins feels like, didn’t mince words when reflecting on Popovich’s exit. “He’s going to be missed. He’s one of the greatest to do it,” Wilkens told Sporting News. Asked if anyone might ever catch him, he added, “It’s going to be a long time before someone brea

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