Erik Spoelstra to Lead Crew USA at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Miami Warmth head coach Erik Spoelstra is on the verge of taking up one of the vital prestigious jobs in basketball.

A number of experiences say Spoelstra is anticipated to be named the subsequent head coach of USA Basketball’s males’s nationwide crew for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2027 World Cup in Qatar.

Whereas a contract has not but been finalized, Related Press reporter Tim Reynolds famous that “any deal must be accepted by the USA Basketball board of administrators,” who’re set to satisfy later in October. The settlement might be accomplished earlier than the tip of the month.

Spoelstra would substitute Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who stepped down after main Crew USA to gold on the Paris Olympics.

It was the fifth straight Olympic gold medal for the American males’s crew.

Spoelstra, who served as an assistant below Kerr throughout each the Paris Video games and the World Cup earlier than that, beforehand mentioned he could be “honored to be thought of” for the function.

If confirmed, Spoelstra would change into the primary coach in Miami Warmth historical past to steer the U.S. males’s nationwide crew.

Coming into his 18th NBA season, he’s at the moment the longest-tenured head coach within the league, by six years. GMs lately voted him “the very best coach within the NBA,” and likewise named him “the very best supervisor and motivator of gamers,” in response to the league’s annual basic supervisor survey.

Spoelstra’s resume speaks for itself. He’s led the Warmth to 6 NBA Finals appearances, profitable two championships in 2012 and 2013 alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.

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