Jeremi Soci sends heart message Gregg Popovich

After almost 30 years San Antonio Spurs‘Chief Coach, Gregg Popovich descendsrequested Numerous fans, media members and players who will answerIncluding current attacks forward Jeremi Soci.

Sochan, who played for Popovich and Spurs since they were drafted in 2022. Years, showed appreciation for His former coach with mail on X, earlier Twitter: “Love and Trainer Pop! ❤”

Spurs chose Sochana with the ninth choice in the first round of the Draft 2022. years, and immediately became the subject of Popovich, who was assisted by 6-foot-8 players San Antonio’s San Antonio player. Sochan fought adjusts the roleAnd he and Popovich received criticism for the “experiment”, but Popovich stuck in months, and Sochan at the end of the years was coming 3.4 assists per game for the season as a result.

Sochan also benefited from Popovich on a free throw line. In December 2022, after the invention of success with the Breett Brown Spurs, during the One-Hearing, Popovich encouraged Sochan to shoot free throw only with one hand. Through the first 24 career games, she shot 42.9% of the free throw line. From that moment, Sochan made more than 78% of his free throw attempt as Rookie, bringing the average season average to 69.8%. While his number was dipped under 70% this last season, Sochan recorded 77.1% from the line during the 2023-24 season.

While there is only 21 years old, Sochan was a key part From renovated guests in the last few years. It was listed in the second team in 2023. years and began almost 150 career games.

As for Popovich, 76, its transition further from coaching and becoming president of the team ends more than 50-year coaching career. Popovich started training on air force, his Alma Mater, 1973. years as an assistant. In 1979, he landed his first training in Pomoni-Pitzer, the school of Division III in California and has served as an assistant Kansas Jaihawks, Golden State Warriors and Spurs.

Popovich, who worked as an assistant assistant for four seasons since 1988. until 1992. years, returned to San Antonio as General Manager of Team in 1994. years. He called himself with the head of Team Trainer 18 and in that role in that role, despite that, in that role, despite that, in that role.

In his 29 seasons as the main coach of San Antonio, Popovich won 1,422 games of leagues, as well as five NBA championships, which is related to the third most important.