He’s 47, a father, and the winningest coach in Miami Heat history with a decade’s worth of head coaching experience now under his belt.
Erik Spoelstra, though, can’t switch his thirst for knowledge off.
So, he keeps studying and probing the minds of leaders every chance he gets. Thus was the case last month when he spent a day in Atlanta with Falcons coach Dan Quinn and billionaire investor Ray Dalio.
“I’ve visited quite a few people [this summer],” Spoelstra said with a smile Thursday as the Heat's summer league team prepared to take on the Sacramento Kings in the final game of the California Classic.