Ettore Messina will stay on as San Antonio Spurs assistant coach after agreeing a two-year contract extension with the club, according to a report from Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Messina spoke to that same newspaper about his new deal:
“In San Antonio I feel they want me. They did not wait for a second, there is a new contract waiting, I have to sign it”.
The 57-year-old also explained why he had to step down from his position as head coach of the Italian national team in order to stay with the Spurs on a full-time basis:
"For the last two summers, the Spurs allowed me to leave, but the activity of (an NBA) franchise does not end with the end of the season.