Gregg Popovich is now the NBA’s all-time coaching leader in wins after the Spurs got him his 1,336th victory on Friday against the Jazz.
Pop is an absolute legend in the NBA in every way, shape and form. The dude is on the shortlist for the greatest coaches of all time. There’s absolutely no denying that now.
So, of course, Pop and company had to do something special to commemorate this moment. It is a big moment, after all.
But I don’t think anyone had Pop dropping an NFT collection in their 2022 bingo book.
It looks like we can all mark that spot down now because that’s what actually happened. Popovich turned his big win into an NFT collection for charity, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The idea was originally pitched to Popovich by his former assistant, Brett Brown. All proceeds are going to the San Antonio Food Bank, which is really cool and good.
Here are the details, per Woj.
“With Popovich surpassing Nelson on Friday night with a 104-102 victory over the Utah Jazz, the Spurs are making 1,336 NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, that will include five of his hand-drawn offensive play cards and five Spurs court designs over his 26 seasons as coach. Among Pop’s plays: “Lock and Lob” and “Side Out of Bounds.”
This is all well and good and it sounds like a pretty cool idea. But still. Gregg Popovich? NFTs? Those are just two things no one ever saw mixing together in any way, really.
Everyone was so confused by this. NFTs? Really? And where did Brett Brown even come from with this? We need answers, y’all.