Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina is leaving San Antonio and heading back overseas to become head coach and president of basketball operations for Olimpia Milan, per Euro Hoops.
As reported yesterday, Messina was in serious negotiations with the team after failing to land a head coaching gig in the NBA since joining Gregg Popovich’s staff in 2014. By joining Milan, he’s now back to his head coaching roots in Italy, where he is one of the most accomplished coaches in Euroleague history as a four-time champion, two-time Coach of the Year, and four-time Italian League champion.