Popovich jokes about hiring Tim Duncan as an assistant coach "doesnt know a lick about coaching. I dont even know why I hired him. Hes given me a paycheck for 19 years so I was kind of obliged to pay him back.

Tim Duncan talks to Gregg Popovich and Victor Wembanyama talks with coach Mitch Johnson

Mike Brown when asked if hes encountered a leader like Jalen BrunsonTim Duncan and Steph Curry

Brian Windhorst I was talking to people at the Spurs and like two weeks into them having him they were like 'We got him We got Victor's running mate we got him We hit the jackpot we got him'

Sam Presti I'm more or less made a career from listening to people much smarter than meHe lists people he learned from Steve Kerr Stephon Jackson Malik Rose Manu Ginobili Kendrick Perkins Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

22 years ago Tim Duncan hit the clutch go-ahead circus shot but Derek Fisher hits the game winner with 04 seconds

De'Aaron Fox We lost Game 3 but that was the first time he Gregg Popovich walked into the locker room and was like Nah that's BS that's not how we play basketball and obviously he had some choice words for us