Spurs name Mitch Johnson as next head coach after Gregg Popovich's move to full-time team president

For the first time in nearly three decades, someone other than Gregg Popovich will be the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. 

On Friday, the NBA franchise announced Mitch Johnson's promotion to head coach.

The decision came shortly after it was confirmed Popovich would relinquish his head coaching duties and transition to the team's full-time president of basketball operations.

Popovich has led Spurs basketball operations since 1994, balancing his executive role and coaching role for 29 years.

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Johnson's tenure with the Spurs spans nine years. He join...