Long-time San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to make progress while recovering from a stroke. While Popovich's return to the sideline has already been ruled out this season, the team will reportedly allow him to decide whether he's ready to return next year, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Michael C. Wright.
In Popovich's absence, assistant Mitch Johnson was named the team's interim head coach. If Popovich is ready to return to the sideline next season, he will assume his duties as head coach. Popovich can make that call himself. "He's earned that," a source told Shelburne and Wright.