With Popovich riding off into retirement, Erik Spoelstra is now the NBA's longest-tenured, active head coach, having coached the Miami Heat since 2008.

Before Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry won gold in Paris, Green earned a medal of his own with Popovich in Tokyo in 2020 (and another, in Rio de Janeiro, in 2016). The medal was especially meaningful to Popovich, a graduate of the Naval Academy, and Green dished out a team-high five assists in the gold medal game against France.

Friday’s announcement by the San Antonio Spurs that Gregg Popovich — the NBA’s all-time wins leader — is stepping down as coach after 29 seasons deeply resonated throughout the league. And it clearly hit Green hard, the longtime Golden State forward saying he can’t fathom what it’ll be like to not see Popovich on the sideline anymore.