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San Antonio Spurs: Steve Kerr would make an ideal successor to Gregg Popovich

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 05: Assistant coach Steve Kerr (L) and head coach Gregg Popovich of the 2019 USA Men's National Team & the San Antonio Spurs look on during a practice session at the 2019 USA Basketball Men's National Team World Cup minicamp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on August 5, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It’s unclear as to when San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich plans to retire, but former Spur Steve Kerr is the ideal candidate to take his place.

No one is ready to truly embrace this conversation, but the elephant in the room regarding the future outlook of the San Antonio Spurs is the fact that head coach and franchise architect Gregg Popovich is now 71 years old.