Assistant coach Becky Hammon could be leaving the Spurs’ bench to become a head coach in the WNBA. Both the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces are “seriously pursuing” the former star guard, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The news is not surprising at all, considering Hammon recently made it clear that she would consider a head coaching position in the WNBA and has developed and impressive resume in San Antonio, winning the Summer League title in 2015 and becoming the longest tenured assistant in Gregg Popovich’s staff. It also makes sense for the Liberty and the Aces to be the ones targeting her, since she spent eight years playing in New York before moving on to the San Antonio Silver Stars, which are now under a different name playing in Las Vegas.