Stephen A. Smith adds Gregg Popovich to list of candidates for Nets’ head coaching job

Stephen A. Smith thinks future Hall of Famer and current San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich would be a great fit for the Nets.

After he spent some time playing under Gregg Popovich, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks returned to the San Antonio Spurs organization once he retired and got into the coaching ranks.

Marks is not the only one to come out of San Antonio and find success. Though, the Nets general manager is now in a bit of a predicament with Kenny Atkinson out as head coach. Marks has the superstars every team could want in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but the Brooklyn still needs someone to steer the ship.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith thinks Marks should look into his past to find the answer:

There’s only three candidates for this job as far as I’m concerned. Ty Lue … Mark Jackson, or if Sean Marks can get the one and only Gregg Popovich to leave San Antonio. Those are the three and not necessarily in that order.

Smith continued:

I’m just saying if Sean Marks was able to convince Gregg Popovich to come to Brooklyn, ’cause you gotta remember Gregg Popovich, you’re seeing Tim Duncan, you got Becky Hammon, you got these folks on his bench that he wants to elevate. I’m not saying anything other than Sean Marks, closely associated to Gregg Popovich, if you could get the great Gregg Popovich to come to Brooklyn, well then that’s a deal. That’s a big-time move right there,

Popovich might be a tough get, but there’s no question Smith is right: if the legendary coach took over in Brooklyn, that would be another big step for the franchise.