SI.com · Jan 3, 2022
Becky Hammon Explains Why She Left the NBA for the WNBA
On Monday, the Aces introduced Becky Hammon as the team's newest coach after reportedly making the Spurs assistant the highest-paid coach in the WNBA.
After interviewing with several NBA teams for head-coaching jobs, Hammon said it was the approach of owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas that sealed her decision, despite originally not having any intentions to leave the NBA
"I sat in head coaching interviews [in the NBA] and people said two things: You've only been in San Antonio and you've never been a head coach,'" Hammon said. "Well I can tell you right now Mark Davis met me, Nikki [Fargas] met me and said 'That's a head coach right now.'"