Becky Hammon has been an assistant under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich since 2014.
Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is finalizing a five-year deal with the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon is finalizing a five-year deal with the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces that’ll make her the league’s highest paid coach, sources tell ESPN. Hammon plans to finish season with San Antonio.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 31, 2021
The deal would make Hammon, a six-time All-Star in the WNBA, the league’s highest paid coach. Hammon, who has long been considered a frontrunner to become a head coach in the NBA, will replace Bill Laimbeer in Las Vegas. She will finish out the rest of the NBA season with the Spurs.
Hammon has been an assistant under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich since 2014 and has been interviewed for several head coach openings in the past but hasn’t gotten an offer to be the first woman to lead a NBA team.
The Spurs made Hammon the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA. She has served as the team’s interim coach in Popovich’s absence on occasion, which made NBA history yet again.