Former Spurs now coaching

[bigfan]

Just looking around the league at how mony other Coaches, assistant coaches and management types are former Spurs. I was curious if any other team has been anywhere near as productive in producing as many league coaches/management types?

[DieMrBond]

Detroit (from the Bad Boys days) have had a few, from memory...

Joe Dumars
Isiah Thomas
Bill Laimbeer
Bob Lanier
Adrian Dantley
Rick Mahorn
Darvin Ham

[Steve-O-Matic]

Just looking around the league at how mony other Coaches, assistant coaches and management types are former Spurs. I was curious if any other team has been anywhere near as productive in producing as many league coaches/management types?

Easily the Boston Celtics. Their 1986 title team alone had four future NBA head coaches (some who've also done FO work) in Bird, McHale, Ainge and Sam Vincent, plus Dennis Johnson (NBDL head coach), Jerry Sichting (NBA asst. coach) and Scott Wedman (CBA head coach).

[Obstructed_View]

DJ would likely have ended up a head coach in the NBA at some point.

[Man In Black]

From Pop-
These are the ones that have either played for Pop or Assisted with Pop.
The Pop Tree
Head Coaches:
Mike Brown
Alvin Gentry
Vinnie Del Negro
Avery Johnson
Doc Rivers
Monty Williams

[Man In Black]

From Pop-
These are the ones that have either played for Pop or Assisted with Pop.
The Pop Tree
Head Coaches:
Mike Brown
Alvin Gentry
Vinnie Del Negro
Avery Johnson
Doc Rivers
Monty Williams

[Dunc n Dave]

From Pop-
These are the ones that have either played for Pop or Assisted with Pop.
The Pop Tree
Head Coaches:
Mike Brown
Alvin Gentry
Vinnie Del Negro
Avery Johnson
Doc Rivers
Monty Williams

Former Head Coaches:
PJ Carliesmo
Maurice Cheeks

[GSH]

From Pop-
These are the ones that have either played for Pop or Assisted with Pop.
The Pop Tree
Head Coaches:
Mike Brown
Alvin Gentry
Vinnie Del Negro
Avery Johnson
Doc Rivers
Monty Williams


If that's the criteria, Terry Porter played 3 seasons for Pop and was a head coach. Steve Kerr played 4, and was a GM.

[SsKSpurs21]

Front Office guys:

Sam Presti
Kevin Prichard
Danny Ferry
Steve Kerr

Mario Elie played for spurs before become an assistant coach also.

[Dunc n Dave]

Front Office guys:

Sam Presti
Kevin Prichard
Danny Ferry
Steve Kerr

Mario Elie played for spurs before become an assistant coach also.

If we are including assistant coaches, you can throw in Jacque Vaughn (Spurs ast), TJ Ford, (with the Toros currently), Paul Pressey (Cavs ast), Mark Bryant (OKC ast), Sean Marks (Spurs ast) and Chuck Person (Lakers ast).

All 6 played for Pop (Pressey was an assistant coach on the 99 championship team too) and are currently working their way up the coaching ranks as assistants in some form or fashion.

Not to mention Tyrone Corbin and Pete Meyers, who played for the Spurs at some point in their careers (though not necessarily while Pop was a coach).